1) 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:
Of sharp pain that increases with movement
2) 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:
Loss of bone density
3) 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?
Crepitation
4) 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?
Do you have any warning sign before you receive your starts?
5) 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:
“Start swimming to increase my weight bearing exercise”
, 6) 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?
Peripheral neuropathy
7) 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:
Abduct her hip while she is lying on her back
8) 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:
Moves the head and shoulders against resistance with equal strength
9) 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?
Complete neurologic examination
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