Regis NU304 Week 7 Quiz Latest 2018 November

NU304 Health Assessment in Nursing

Week 7 Quiz   

When the patient moves her right shoulder, a grating, cracking sound is heard in the joint. It can also be felt upon palpation. This is known as:

Select one:

 a.Crepitus

 b.Repetitus

 c.Calcificus

 d.Fremitus

Question 2To assess range of motion in the neck, the patient is asked to perform:

Select one:

 a.Flexion, expansion, rotation and lateral movements

 b.Flexation, extension, rotation and lateral movements

 c.Flexion, extension, rotation and lateral movements

 d.Flexion, extension, rotation and medial movements

Question 3 The patient is asked to point her toe downward towards the ground. The movement she is performing is described as:

Select one:

 a.Plantarflexion

 b.Extension

 c.Inversion

 d.Dorsiflexion

Question 4When a patient is asked to move a body part such as a leg towards the midline of the body, they would be:

Select one:

 a.Circumducting the leg

 b.Abducting the leg

 c.Adducting the leg

 d.Retroducting the leg

Question 5Which of the following cranial nerve is responsible for sense of smell?

Select one:

 a.Acoustic CN VIII

 b.Olfactory CN I

 c.Facial CN VIII

 d.Hypoglossal CN XII

Question 6When assessing triceps reflex, what is the expected response?

Select one:

 a.Pronation of the hand

 b.Flexion and supination of the forearm

 c.Flexion of the hand

 d.Extension at the elbow

Question 7Which cranial nerve is used to assess tongue movement?

Select one:

 a.CN VI

 b.CN XII

 c.CN IX

 d.CN VII

Question 8During the neurological exam, you are assessing a patient standing with his feet together, arms by his side and eyes closed. He begins to sway and move his feet father apart. You would document this as:

Select one:

 a.Negative Homan’s sign

 b.Positive Romberg’s sign

 c.Ataxia

 d.Lack of coordination

Question 9Which of the following cranial nerves would be used to assess the gag reflex, swallowing and the “ahh” reflex?

Select one:

 a.Glossopharyngeal CNIX and Vagus CNX

 b.Vagus CNX and Hypoglossal CNXII

 c.Spinal accessory CNXI and Vagus CNX

 d.Hypoglossal CN XII and Spinal accessory CN XI

Question 10When a patient is asked to move a body part such as bending forward at the waist, they would be producing the movement flexion. Which of the following is responsible for that type of movement?

Select one:

 a.Smooth muscle

 b.Ligaments

 c.Skeletal muscle

 d.Tendons

Question 11When assessing the range of motion of the wrist, the nurse asks the patient to move his/her forearms so the palms of the hands are facing up. This movement would create a position known as:

Select one:

 a.Inversion

 b.Pronation

 c.Palmation

 d.Supination

Question 12 Mrs. T. is 8 months pregnant and she is complaining of a change in posture and lower back pain. You tell her that during pregnancy, women have a posture shift to compensate for the enlarging fetus. This shift in posture is called:

Select one:

 a.Ankylosis

 b.Lordosis

 c.Scoliosis

 d.Kyphosis

Question 13Which of the following cranial nerves is not responsible for eye movement?

Select one:

 a.Trochlear (CN IV)

 b.Abducens (CN VI)

 c.Oculomotor (CN III)

 d.Trigeminal (CN V)

Question 14You are testing the function of the cranial nerve XI. Which of the following best describes the response you would expect if the nerve is intact?

Select one:

 a.Sticks tongue out midline without tremors or deviation

 b.Demonstrates full range of motion of the wrist

 c.Follows an object with eyes without nystagmus

 d.Should shrug against resistance

Question 15When assessing reflexes on a patient, you document them all to be 1+. This would be considered:

Select one:

 a.Normal

 b.Mildly hyperactive

 c.Absent

 d.Slightly dimished

Question 16To assess your patient’s range of motion in her upper extremities, you ask her to raise her arms outward up over her head. The movement she is performing is called:

Select one:

 a.Eversion

 b.Abduction

 c.Extension

 d.Flexion

Question 17The patient is asked to point her toe upwards towards her nose. The movement she is performing is described as:

Select one:

 a.Extension

 b.Plantarflexion

 c.Inversion

 d.Dorisflexion

Question 18When assessing reflexes on a patient, you document them all to be 3+. This would be considered:

Select one:

 a.Slightly diminished

 b.Absent

 c.Normal

 d.Mildly hyperactive

Question 19Joints are divided into two categories: nonsynovial and synovial. The following is an example of a nonsynovial joint:

Select one:

 a.Hips

 b.Knee

 c.Cranium

 d.Shoulder

Question 20Which of the following cranial nerves would be used to assess the tuning fork tests, Weber and Rinne, and the whisper test?

Select one:

 a.CN XI

 b.CN III

 c.CN V

 d.CN VIII