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while assessing the extent of spinal cord injury in a client using American Spinal Injury
Association (ASIA) impairment scale, the nurse concludes that are client belongs to
category C. which findings enable the nurse to reach this conclusion?
there is motor function preserved, but most key muscles below the neurological level have a
muscle grade less than 3
the nurse is teaching about the diagnostic tests for spinal cord injury staff nurses.w which
statement made by an attending nurse indicates the need for further teaching?
"pyelography demonstrates intrinsic spinal cord pathology."
the medical reports of a client who experienced an accident show injuries at the
sixth thoracic vetebra. which condition does the nurse suspect in the client?
neurogenic shock
while reviewing the clinical history of a client with brain injury, the nurse finds bruising of
the mastoid process behind the ear of the affected side. which fracture should the nurse
suspect in the client?
basilar skull fracture
which manifestation does interruption of the dorsal spinal cord column cause in a client
with spinal cord injury>
loss of proprioception
the nurse is assessing a client who presents to the emergency room with a spinal cord injury.
which finding in the client's report causes the nurse to suspect central cord syndrome?
hyperextension of the vertical spine
the nurse is assessing a client with a spinal cord injury. manifestation include mitosis
(constricted pupil), anhidrosis (lack of sweat), and ptosis (dropping eyelid) on the affected
side. which additional information causes the nurse to identify Horner's syndrome?
injury at T1 and above
, the nurse is providing care for a young male client with a spinal cord injury. the client
expresses concern about the ability to perform sexually. which nerve does the nurse
recognize as being responsible for sexual function?
lumbar nerve
a client who sustained a rear-end motor vehicle collision is admitted to the emergency
department. which injury does the nurse expect to be present in the client?
hyperextension injury
which are symptoms of Horner's syndrome? select all that apply.
lack of sweat
dropping eyelid
constricted pupil
the computerized tomography (CT) scan of a client shows traumatic subarachnoid
hemorrhage. which are the causes for this condition? select all that apply.
trauma to the carotid artery
stretching of the vertebral artery
rotational-acceleration injury of the brain
the nurse suspects cerebral edema in a client with a cerebral contusion. which diagnostic
test will confirm this?
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
the nurse is an extended care facility assesses a client diagnosed with a diffuse axonal brain
injury. the client has been in a persistent coma for 6 months. the client's spouse states, "I
just wish he would wake up so that we can resume our normal lives." which factor does the
nurse conclude is not understand by the spouse?
most who regain consciousness are severely impaired
a patient suffers from cranial nerve I. which of the following symptoms would the
nurse expect?
loss of sense of smell
the nurse is assessing the patient with a pen light.t he integrity of which cranial nerve is being
evaluated?
oculomotor
a nurse is preparing to teach staff about the most common type of traumatic brain
injury. which type of traumatic brain injury should the nurse discuss?
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