TCRN Practice Questions Head and Neck, Exams of Nursing

Download TCRN Practice Questions Head and Neck and more Exams Nursing in PDF only on Docsity! TCRN Practice Questions: Head and Neck How do you remember the cranial nerves? - ANS "On Old Olympus Towering Tops A Finn And German Viewed Some Hops" How do you remember which cranial nerves are responsible for sensory/motor/both? - ANS "Some Say Marry Money But My Brother Says Big Brains Matter Most" Which cranial nerves do not originate in the brain stem? - ANS Olfactory and Optic nerves What cranial nerve deficits might you see with a basilar skull fracture? - ANS Facial nerve palsy, oculomotor palsy, hearing loss Name the three layers of the meninges: - ANS Pia, Arachnoid, Dura What is the Monroe Kellie hypothesis? - ANS Shifting of pressure to compensate for an increase in ICP What are the differences between an epidural hematoma and subdural hematoma? SAH? - ANS -Epidural hematomas: between skull and outside of dura (arterial bleeding, middle meningeal artery) -Subdural hematoma: between brain and inside of dura (venous bleeding, cortical veins) -Subarachnoid hemorrhage: between arachnoid and pia (arterial bleeding, usually cerebral artery aneurysm) At what spinal cord level is the diaphragm innervated? - ANS "C3-5 keeps the diaphragm alive" (Phrenic nerve) Name three common incomplete spinal cord injuries and their symptoms: - ANS - Anterior Cord Syndrome (Paralysis below level of injury and loss of pain and temperature sensation. Proprioception and vibratory sensation intact.) -Central Cord Syndrome (Inability to lift arms and hands completely, or numbness and tingling) -Brown Sequard Syndrome (Loss of motor on side of injury, loss of sensation on opposite side) Name two types of secondary brain injury: - ANS -Hypoperfusion -Hypoxia -Hypo/Hypercapnia What is a normal ICP? - ANS 0-15 mmHg, >20 may require intervention