NR509 WEEK 3 EXAM (ACTUAL EXAM)
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During an assessment of the CNs, the nurse finds the following: asymmetry when
the patient smiles or frowns, uneven lifting of the eyebrows, sagging of the lower
eyelids, and escape of air when the nurse presses against the right puffed cheek.
This would indicate dysfunction of which of these CNs?
a... Motor component of CN IV
b. Motor component of CN VII
c. Motor and sensory components of CN XI
d. Motor component of CN X and sensory component of CN VII - ANSWERS-b.
Motor component of CN VII
The nurse is testing the function of CN XI. Which statement best describes the
response the nurse should expect if this nerve is intact? The patient:
a. Demonstrates the ability to hear normal conversation.
b. Sticks out the tongue midline without tremors or deviation.
,c... Follows an object with his or her eyes without nystagmus or strabismus.
d. Moves the head and shoulders against resistance with equal strength. -
ANSWERS-d. Moves the head and shoulders against resistance with equal
strength.
During the neurologic assessment of a "healthy" 35-year-old patient, the nurse
asks him to relax his muscles completely. The nurse then moves each extremity
through full range of motion. Which of these results would the nurse expect to
find?
a. Firm, rigid resistance to movement
b. Mild, even resistance to movement
c. Hypotonic muscles as a result of total relaxation
d. Slight pain with some directions of movement - ANSWERS-b. Mild, even
resistance to movement
When reviewing the musculoskeletal system, the nurse recalls that hematopoiesis
takes place in the:
a. Liver.
b. Spleen.
c. Kidneys.
d. Bone marrow. - ANSWERS-d. Bone marrow.
,Fibrous bands running directly from one bone to another that strengthen the joint
and help prevent movement in undesirable directions are called:
a. Bursa.
b... Tendons.
c. Cartilage.
d. Ligaments. - ANSWERS-d. Ligaments.
The nurse notices that a woman in an exercise class is unable to jump rope. The
nurse is aware that to jump rope, one's shoulder has to be capable of:
a... Inversion.
b. Supination..
c. Protraction.
d. Circumduction. - ANSWERS-d. Circumduction.
The articulation of the mandible and the temporal bone is known as the:
a. Intervertebral foramen.
b. Condyle of the mandible.
c. Temporomandibular joint.
d. Zygomatic arch of the temporal bone. - ANSWERS-c. Temporomandibular joint.
To palpate the temporomandibular joint, the nurse's fingers should be placed in
the depression __________ of the ear.
a. Distal to the helix
, b... Proximal to the helix
c. Anterior to the tragus
d. Posterior to the tragus - ANSWERS-c. Anterior to the tragus
Of the 33 vertebrae in the spinal column, there are:
a. 5 lumbar.
b. 5 thoracic.
c. 7 sacral.
d. 12 cervical. - ANSWERS-a. 5 lumbar.
A patient is being assessed for range-of-joint movement. The nurse asks him to
move his arm in toward the center of his body. This movement is called:
a. Flexion.
b. Abduction.
c. Adduction.
d. Extension. - ANSWERS-c. Adduction.
A patient tells the nurse that she is having a hard time bringing her hand to her
mouth when she eats or tries to brush her teeth. The nurse knows that for her to
move her hand to her mouth, she must perform which movement?
a. Flexion
b. Abduction
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