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Pediatric Neurological NCLEX Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
The parent of an infant diagnosed with neuroblastoma asks about the prognosis. The nursbest response is:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Excellent, infants have best prognosis is best, per oncology data. Infants <1 year often have favorable outcom(e.g., stage 4S). Always cured overstates; poor understates; site partial. Bs age focus makes itthe correct answer.
Question 2 of 5
Which child would likely have experienced a delay in the diagnosis of a brain tumor?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: 3-month-old with open fontanel delays brain tumor diagnosis, per oncology texts. Fontanel expansion masks ICP signs. Older ag(C, D) show clearer symptoms; 5-month vague. As physiology makes itthe correct answer.
Question 3 of 5
Which medication should the nurse anticipate administering first to a child in status epilepticus?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Rectal diazepam is first for status epilepticus, per AAN guidelines, stopping seizurquickly while IV access is prepared. Glucose and oral diazepam are impractical. Bs speed makes itthe correct answer.
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following means Collection of axon in the central nervous system:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Tract . In the central nervous system (CNS), a tract refers to a bundle or collection of axons (nerve fibers) that transmit similar typof information, such as motor or sensory signals, within the brain or spinal cord. For example, the corticospinal tract carrimotor signals from the brain to the spinal cord. Choice A, Ganglion, is incorrect because it refers to a cluster of neuron cell bodies, typically found in the peripheral nervous system (PNS), not a collection of axons in the CNS. Choice B, Nerve, is also incorrect as it describa bundle of axons in the PNS, not the CNS, where the term tract is used instead. Choice C, Nucleus, refers to a group of neuron cell bodiwithin the CNS, not axons, making it an unsuitable answer. Thus, Tract is the precise term for a collection of axons in the CNS, making D the correct choice.
Question 5 of 5
Which following statements concerning the spinal cord is correct:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The spinal cord has a cervical enlargement for the brachial plexus . The spinal cord has two enlargements: the cervical enlargement (C5-T1), which supplithe brachial plexus for the upper limbs, and the lumbosacral enlargement (L1-S3), for the lower limbs. This is a correct anatomical feature. Choice B is incorrect because spinal nervattach to the spinal cord via anterior (ventral) and posterior (dorsal) roots, not rami (rami are branchafter the nerve forms). Choice C is wrong as the spinal cord typically ends at L1-L2 in adults, not L4. Choice D is incorrect because the denticulate ligaments anchor the spinal cord to the dura mater, not directly to the vertebral pedicles. Thus, A accurately describa feature of the spinal cord, making it the correct answer.