During assessment, the nurse knows that well-recognized signs common to all types of meningitis include: (A) Positive Kernig’s sign, (B) Positive Brudzinski’s sign, (C) Photophobia, (D) Negative Kernig’s sign
Answer is D. A patient with meningitis exhibits a positive and not a negative Kernig’s sign. Choices A, B, and C are symptoms of bacterial meningitis.