FINAL EXAM REVIEW: NURS 550 Study Questions and Answers |100% Pass
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FINAL EXAM REVIEW: NURS 550
Study Questions and Answers |100% Pass
Leopold's Maneuvers - Answer-Used to determine the position of the fetus in a pregnant uterus
Pack year history - Answer-number of packs per day x years smoked
Which heart sound is most indicative of volume overload? - Answer-S3...
This cranial nerve can be assessed by asking the patient to raise their eyebrows - Answer✔✔-CN VII
(facial)
Hearing and equilibrium are impacted by this cranial nerve - Answer✔✔-VIII (acoustic)
Gag, swallow, and taste are affected by this cranial nerve - Answer✔✔-IX (glossopharyngeal)
Which cranial nerve can be assessed by asking the patient to shrug their shoulders? - Answer✔✔-XI
(spinal accesssory)
Which cranial nerve is assessed by asking the patient to speak and assessing the uvula for midline
location - Answer✔✔-CN X (vagus)
Which cranial nerve is assessed using the Weber and Rinne tests - Answer✔✔-CN 8 (acoustic)
Muscle strength is graded on a 0/5 scale. What score would you assign if a patient is able to overcome
your opposing movement? - Answer✔✔-5/5
How would you grade the LUE strength on a patient who is status post CVA with L sided paralysis -
Answer✔✔-0/5
How would you grade muscle strength if a patient can only move against gravity? - Answer✔✔-3/5
Which of the following 3 assessment findings is most sensitive for carpal tunnel syndrome: weak
abduction of the thumb, Tinel's sign, or Phalen's sign? - Answer✔✔-weak abduction of the thumb
Asking a patient to look up at the ceiling and then put their chin to their chest assesses which type of
motion in the neck? - Answer✔✔-flexion and extension
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