A client is diagnosed with a brain tumor. The nurse's assessment reveals that the client has difficulty interpreting visual stimuli.

Based on these findings, the nurse suspects injury to which lobe of the brain?

During the skin assessment of a client, the nurse observes a skin lesion that is elevated, round, and filled with serum. Identify the type of lesion.

The nurse is performing the physical examination of a client with a suspected neurologic disorder. In addition to assessing other parts of the body, the nurse should assess for neck rigidity.

Which method should help the nurse assess for neck rigidity correctly?

A nurse observes that decerebrate posturing is a comatose client's response to painful stimuli. Decerebrate posturing as a response to pain indicates:

A client who has just been diagnosed with mixed muscular dystrophy asks the nurse about the usual course of this disease.

How should the nurse respond?

When performing a postoperative assessment on a client who has undergone surgery to manage increased intracranial pressure (ICP), a nurse notes an ICP reading of 0 mm Hg. Which action should the nurse perform first?

A client is admitted to an acute care facility with a suspected dysfunction of the lower brain stem. The nurse should monitor this client closely for:

The nurse is caring for a client who sustained a moderate head injury following a bicycle accident. The nurse's most recent assessment reveals that the client's respiratory effort has increased.

What is the nurse's most appropriate action?

A nurse is caring for a client with a diagnosis of trigeminal neuralgia. Which activity is altered as a result of this diagnosis?

A client has difficulty interpreting their awareness of body position in space. Which lobe is most likely to be damaged?

Which posture is exhibited by abnormal flexion of the upper extremities and extension of the lower extremities?