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NR509 MIDTERM EXAMQUESTION WITH A+ GRADED
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A teenage girl has arrived complaining of pain in her left wrist. She was playing
basketball when
she fell and landed on her left hand. The FNP examined her hand and will expect a
fracture if the
girl complains: - correct answer-Of sharp pain that increases with movement
A patient has been diagnosed with osteoporosis and asked the FNP "what is
osteoporosis?" The
FNP explains to the patient that osteoporosis is defined as: - correct answer-Loss of
bone density
Patient states, "I can hear a crunching or grating sound when I kneel". She also states
"that it is
very difficult to get out of bed in the morning because of stiffness and pain in my joints".
The FNP
should assess for signs of what problem? - correct answer-Crepitation
When taking the history on a patient with a seizure disorder the FNP assesses whether
the
patient has an aura. Which of these would be the best question for obtaining this
information? - correct answer-Do you have any warning sign before you receive your
starts?
The FNP is teaching a class on osteoporosis prevention to a group of post menopausal
women. A
participant shows that she needs more instruction when she states I will: - correct
answer-" Start swimming to increase my weight bearing exercise"
The FNP is performing a neurological assessment on a 41-year-old woman with a
history of
diabetes. When testing her ability to feel the vibrations of a tuning fork the FNP notices
that the
patient is unable to feel vibrations on the great toe or ankle bilaterally, but she is able to
feel
vibrations on both patella. Given this information what would the FNP suspect? - correct
answer-Peripheral neuropathy
, And 80-year-old woman is visiting the clinic for a check up. She states "I can't walk as
much as I
used to". The FNP is observing from motor dysfunction in her hip and should have her: -
correct answer-Abduct her hip while she is lying on her back
The FNP is testing the function of cranial nerve XI. Which of these best describes the
response
the FNP should expect if the nerve is intact?The patient - correct answer-Moves the
head and shoulders against resistance with equal strength
A 50-year-old woman is in a clinic for weakness in her left arm and leg that she noticed
for the
past week. The FNP should perform which type of neurologic examination? - correct
answer-Complete neurologic examination
During the neurological assessment of a healthy 35-year-old patient the FNP asks him
to relax his
muscles completely. The FNP then moves each extremity through full range of motion.
Which of
these results would the FNP expect to find? - correct answer-Mild, even resistance to
movement
A woman who is 8 months pregnant comments that she has noticed a change in
posture and is
having lower back pain. The FNP tells her that during pregnancy women have a posture
shift to
compensate for the enlarging fetus. This shift and posture is known as: - correct
answer-Lordosis
A patient is able to flex his right arm forward without difficulty or pain but is unable to
abduct his
arm because of pain and muscle spasm's. The FNP should suspect: - correct answer-
Rotator cuff lesions
A professional tennis player comes into the clinic complaining of a sore elbow. The FNP
will
assess for tenderness at the: - correct answer-Medial and lateral epicondyle
The FNP suspect that a patient has carpal tunnel syndrome and wants to perform the
Phalens
test. To perform this task the FNP should instruct the patient to: - correct answer-Hold
both hands back to back while flexing the wrists 90° for 60 seconds
During the history a patient tells the FNP that "it feels like the room is spinning around
me". The
FNP would document this as: - correct answer-Vertigo
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