NCLEX Practice Quiz: Spinal Cord Injury: Initial Assessment and Management NCLEX NGN Quiz: Prioritizing Nursing Care for a Client with a Possible Cervical Spinal Cord Injury What is the first action the nurse should perform for a client with a possible cervical spinal cord injury? 1. Ask how the accident occurred. 2. Assess neurological functioning. 3. Auscultate respirations. 4. Ask about previous medical conditions. Δ
