Exam 2: NR304 / NR 304 (New 2024/2025 Update) Health Assessment II |Review with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct | A Grade -Chamberlain

Exam 2: NR304 / NR 304 (New 2024/2025 Update) Health Assessment II |Review with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct | A Grade -Chamberlain QUESTION What body part causes an unsteady gait Answer: Hip QUESTION Rheumatoid arthritis vs Osteoarthritis Answer: RA: -pain in morning -bilateral and symmetrical -Pain decreases with activity and worsen with rest OA: -pain as the day progresses -usually asymmetric -Pain increases with activities and improves with rest QUESTION The nurse is caring for a patient who is recovering from neurosurgery. To assess for increased intracranial pressure, what would the nurse include in the assessment? A. Level of consciousness, motor function, pupillary response, and vital signs B. Mental status, deep tendon reflexes, sensory function, and pupillary re- sponse C. Deep tendon reflexes, vital signs, and coordinated movements D. Cranial nerves, motor function, and sensory function Answer: A. Level of conscious- ness, motor function, pupillary response, and vital signs QUESTION The nurse places a key into the hands of a patient who identifies it as a penny. What term would the nurse use to describe this finding? A. Tactile discrimination B. Extinction C. Graphesthesia D. Stereognosis Answer: D. Stereognosis QUESTION When the nurse asks a patient to stand with his feet together and his arms at his sides with his eyes closed. He starts to sway and moves his feet farther apart. The nurse would document this finding as : A. (+) Romberg's sign B. (-) Homan's sign C. Ataxia D. Lack of coordination Answer: A. (+) Romberg's sign QUESTION A patient presents to the clinic for weakness in her left arm and leg that she has noticed for the past week. To further assess her, the nurse should use what type of neurologic examination ? A. Screening neurologic examination B. Complete neurologic examination C. Neurologic recheck examination D. Glascow Coma Scale Answer: B. Complete neurologic examination QUESTION While taking a health history, the patient tells the nurse that "it feels like the room is spinning around me." The nurse would document this finding as: A. Dizziness B.Seizure activity C. Vertigo D. Syncope Answer: C. Vertigo QUESTION The nurse is testing reflexes on an adult patient. When stroking up the lateral side of the sole and across the ball of the foot, the nurse notices plantar flexion of the toes. The nurse should document this finding as: A. Plantar reflex present B. Plantar reflex 4+ on a scale of 0 to 4+ C. Plan