1. Which term is used to describe a child‘s level of consciousness when the child can be aroused with
stimulation?
a. Stupor c. Obtundation
b. Confusion d. Disorientation
ANS: C
2. Which term is used when a patient remains in a deep sleep, responsive only to vigorous and
repeated stimulation?
a. Coma c. Obtundation
b. Stupor d. Persistent vegetative state
ANS: B
3. The Glasgow Coma Scale consists of an assessment of:
a. Pupil reactivity and motor response.
Test Bank For Maternal Child Nursing Care 7th Edition by
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,Catherine Cashion Chapter 1-50 Complete .Latest updated 2024
b. Eye opening and verbal and motor responses.
, c. Level of consciousness and verbal response.
d. Intracranial pressure (ICP) and level of consciousness.
ANS: B
4. The nurse is closely monitoring a child who is unconscious after a fall and notices that the child
suddenly has a fixed and dilated pupil. The nurse should interpret this as:
a. Eye trauma. c. Severe brainstem damage.
b. Neurosurgical emergency. d. Indication of brain death.
ANS: B
5. Which test is never performed on a child who is awake?
a. Oculovestibular response
b. Doll‘s head maneuver
, c. Funduscopic examination for papilledema
d. Assessment of pyramidal tract lesions
ANS: A
6. The nurse is preparing a school-age child for a computed tomography (CT) scan to assess
Test Bank For Maternal Child Nursing Care 7th Edition by
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Catherine Cashion Chapter 1-50 Complete .Latest updated 2024
cerebral function. When preparing the child for the scan, which statement should the nurse include?
stimulation?
a. Stupor c. Obtundation
b. Confusion d. Disorientation
ANS: C
2. Which term is used when a patient remains in a deep sleep, responsive only to vigorous and
repeated stimulation?
a. Coma c. Obtundation
b. Stupor d. Persistent vegetative state
ANS: B
3. The Glasgow Coma Scale consists of an assessment of:
a. Pupil reactivity and motor response.
Test Bank For Maternal Child Nursing Care 7th Edition by
Shannon E. Perry, Marilyn J. Hockenberry, Mary
,Catherine Cashion Chapter 1-50 Complete .Latest updated 2024
b. Eye opening and verbal and motor responses.
, c. Level of consciousness and verbal response.
d. Intracranial pressure (ICP) and level of consciousness.
ANS: B
4. The nurse is closely monitoring a child who is unconscious after a fall and notices that the child
suddenly has a fixed and dilated pupil. The nurse should interpret this as:
a. Eye trauma. c. Severe brainstem damage.
b. Neurosurgical emergency. d. Indication of brain death.
ANS: B
5. Which test is never performed on a child who is awake?
a. Oculovestibular response
b. Doll‘s head maneuver
, c. Funduscopic examination for papilledema
d. Assessment of pyramidal tract lesions
ANS: A
6. The nurse is preparing a school-age child for a computed tomography (CT) scan to assess
Test Bank For Maternal Child Nursing Care 7th Edition by
Shannon E. Perry, Marilyn J. Hockenberry, Mary
Catherine Cashion Chapter 1-50 Complete .Latest updated 2024
cerebral function. When preparing the child for the scan, which statement should the nurse include?
