Chapter 20: Care of children and young people with neurological problems
1. In patients with suspected raised ICP, the nursing care includes:
- Nursing them in the supine position with their legs elevated
- Nursing them in a 30 degree head up position
- Nursing them with the head in a midline in a 30 degree head up position
- Nursing them in the recovery position
2. Which of the following is NOT thought to be an appropriate physical stimulus to assess a head injured child aged 7 years?
- Verbal stimulus
- Supraorbital pressure
- Applying pressure to nail bed
- Sternal rub
3. Which type of scan would be most appropriate in the acute phase of head injury?
- MRI scan
- Ultrasound scan
- CT scan
- Skull x-ray
4. According to the Munro-Kelly doctrine the components within the cranial vault are:
- Blood, cerebral spinal fluid and brain
- Bone, blood, cerebral spinal fluid and brain
- Meninges, blood, cerebral spinal fluid and brain
- Subarachnoid spaces, blood, cerebral spinal fluid and brain
5. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
- Broca's area is associated with the expressive aspect of speech
- Broca's area is located in the left frontal lobe
- Broca's area is located in the left temporal lobe
- Wernicke's area is associated with speech and comprehension