ATI LPN
Neurology Exam Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
A client with headache, amnesia, BP 174/58, pulse 50, RR 12 post-head injury suggests?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Cushing’s triad (B): HTN, bradycardia, low RR.
Question 2 of 5
Which patient needs assessing first if receiving mannitol?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Foley patient (D) needs output checked pre-mannitol (text note).
Question 3 of 5
Some patients may have decreased appetite, difficulties in swallowing, or some type of surgery that interferes with eating. When this happens, when one is unable; to eat, nutrition must be supplied in a different way. What method can be utilized?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Enteral feeding (C) provides nutrition via tube when oral intake fails, unlike dietary modifications (A, B, D).
Question 4 of 5
At a health fair, the nurse is teaching attendees about acute kidney injury (AKI). What statement made by a participant indicated a need for further teaching?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: AKI is usually reversible (unlike B), with proper treatment, indicating a need for correction.
Question 5 of 5
A patient presents to the emergency department with suspected thyroid storm. The nurse would be alert to which of the following cardiac rhythms while providing care to this patient?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Thyroid storm causes tachycardia (B) due to hypermetabolic state from excess thyroid hormone.