Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Practice Questions
20 free Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury practice questions for the NCLEX Exam, each with the correct answer and a detailed explanation. Open any question below, or take the full set as an interactive quiz.
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- Q1. What is the most urgent respiratory concern in a patient with high cervical spinal cord injury at C2-C3?
- Q2. What does a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score ≤ 8 indicate in a severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) patient?
- Q3. A patient with an SCI at T6 develops hypertension with bradycardia, headache, and flushing above the level of injury. What should be the nurse's first response?
- Q4. Which sign may indicate an increase in intracranial pressure (ICP) in the acute phase following a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)?
- Q5. How long does the spinal shock phase typically last in a patient after SCI at T6?
- Q6. What does a unilateral dilated non-reactive pupil most strongly suggest when monitoring a patient with severe TBI?
- Q7. What nursing intervention is essential to prevent respiratory complications in an SCI patient?
- Q8. What is the GCS score for a TBI patient who opens eyes to verbal command, is abnormal flexion to pain, and utters incomprehensible sounds?
- Q9. In the acute management of SCI, what is the priority according to nursing care?
- Q10. When a TBI patient's intracranial monitoring shows ICP > 20 mmHg for an extended period, what is an appropriate nursing action?
- Q11. What functional change can be anticipated in an SCI patient with a complete injury at T12?
- Q12. What does a GCS motor response of 'extension' to pain indicate in a TBI patient's assessment?
- Q13. Which hemodynamic pattern suggests neurogenic shock in an SCI patient?
- Q14. What does rhinorrhea with clear fluid following head trauma likely indicate in a TBI patient?
- Q15. Which nursing intervention is NOT advisable to minimize secondary brain injury in a TBI patient?
- Q16. What is an essential nursing action to prevent pressure injuries in a wheelchair-bound SCI patient?
- Q17. What do bilateral fixed dilated pupils indicate in a TBI patient?
- Q18. What should be emphasized in the nurse's teaching during the rehabilitation phase after SCI?
- Q19. How should a nurse appropriately care for a TBI patient who had a decompressive craniectomy?
- Q20. When a cervical SCI patient experiences pounding headache, blurred vision, and profuse sweating above the level of injury, what is the priority action if auton…