Question: Teaching parents after febrile seizure?
Answer Choices:
Febrile seizures are benign
Risk of epilepsy increased
Structural brain damage occurs
Cognitive impairment risk increased
Answer: A — Febrile seizures are benign
Question: Post lumbar puncture headache — intervention?
Answer Choices:
Reposition child
Notify provider
Encourage ambulation
Encourage fluids
Answer: D — Encourage fluids
Question: Febrile seizure nursing intervention?
Answer Choices:
Side-lying position
Hold upright
Pry jaw open
Hyperextend head
Answer: A — Side-lying position
Question: Symptom of atonic seizure in Lennox-Gastaut syndrome?
Answer Choices:
Loss of consciousness with convulsions
Loss of muscle tone causing collapse
Brief muscle jerks with confusion
Staring spells
Answer: B — Sudden loss of muscle tone causing collapse
Question: Hydrocephalus suspected in infant — expected finding?
Answer Choices:
Skull symmetry
Bulging fontanel
Diminished reflexes
Sunken fontanel
Answer: B — Bulging fontanel
Question: Earliest sign of neurologic deterioration?
Answer Choices:
Refuses to play
Unsteady gait
Too sleepy to feel pain
Retains Babinski reflex
Answer: A — Refuses to play
Question: A 14-year-old with severe head injury shows which sign of increased ICP?
Answer Choices:
Bradycardia
Fixed dilated pupils
Projectile vomiting
Cheyne-Stokes respirations
Answer: C — Projectile vomiting
Question: Which test confirms partial seizure disorder?
Answer Choices:
Fluoroscopy
Lumbar puncture
Electroencephalogram
MRI
Answer: C — Electroencephalogram
Question: A child having a tonic-clonic seizure and vomiting — priority action?
Answer Choices:
Clear the area of hazards
Loosen restrictive clothing
Position child side-lying
Place pillow under head
Answer: C — Position the child side-lying
Question: Teaching parents after shunt placement for hydrocephalus?
Answer Choices:
Child will need additional surgeries as they grow
Shunt eliminates developmental problems
Infection risk ends after first week
Shunt prevents all complications
Answer: A — Child will need additional surgeries as they grow