CRRN TEST (CERTIFICATION TEST) ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES
The INITIAL purpose of stump wrapping is to: - ANSWER -aid in venous
return and reduce swelling
What is an important travel tip for people with COPD? - ANSWER -avoid
elevation above 4000 feet unless in a pressurized cabin
What produces esophageal speech? - ANSWER -burping to exert
pressure and produce vibration
What is not included in a patient's occupational history? - ANSWER -
past learning difficulties
Blindness of the nasal half of one eye and the temporal half of the other
is known as: - ANSWER -homonymous hemianopsia
The terms perceived "susceptibility," "perceived threat," and "cues to
action" are important concepts in which nursing theory? - ANSWER -
health belief model
What bladder disorder will MOST likely be present in a patient with a
CVA? - ANSWER -uninhibited neurogenic bladder
,What is the legal definition of blindness? - ANSWER -visual field
restriction of up to 20 degrees or central visual acuity in the better eye
of no more than 20/200
Pursed lip breathing improves oxygenation because it: - ANSWER -
keeps the alveoli open longer
What is a result of injury to the satiety center? - ANSWER -overeating
Tardive dyskinesia, associated with the prolonged use of psychotropic
drugs, may be assessed by instructing the patient to: - ANSWER -
grimace, smile, frown, pucker, and chew
With normal capillary perfusion, the color will return within: - ANSWER
-3 seconds
What is an appropriate nursing intervention for a pt. experiencing
physiological and/or psychosocial disturbances who has recently been
transferred from one environment to another? - ANSWER -encourage
pt's verbalization of feelings
A patient who is unwilling to discuss his disability or to touch or look at
his involved body parts may have a nursing diagnosis of: - ANSWER -
body image disturbance
,What is a principle upon which learning depends? - ANSWER -providing
for learner participation
Autonomous areflexic bladder dysfunction occurs when a lesion
involves: - ANSWER -both the motor and sensory components of the
sacral segments of the spinal cord
Reflexogenic erections are possible when which spinal segments are
perserved? - ANSWER -sacral
What is the Barthel Index? - ANSWER -consists of 10 items that
measure a person's daily functioning specifically the activities of daily
living and mobility
What is a normal finding when assessing the skin of an elderly person? -
ANSWER -decreased subcutaneous fat
What is the premise of the Bobath neurodevelopmental technique? -
ANSWER -pt's learn the sensation of movement, not the movement
itself
Sleep deprivation can result in: - ANSWER -psychosis
, A patient who presents with drooling or insufficiently chewed food has
a problem in which phase of the swallowing process? - ANSWER -oral
Upon discharge, what is the MOST important learning outcome for the
patient with quadriplegia? - ANSWER -demonstrating knowledge and
skills of self care
Which part of the brain control temperature? - ANSWER -
hypothalamus
In order to qualify for SSI, an individual must: - ANSWER -demonstrate
financial need by income level
In the absence of an audiologist, which professionals would formally
evaluate a pt's hearing? - ANSWER -speech therapist
The three point gate consists of: - ANSWER -moving both crutches
forward along with the affected leg and followed by the unaffected leg
What is the most therapeutic position for distribution of body weight
over bony prominences? - ANSWER -prone
Proprioceptors mediate deep somatic sensations related primarily to: -
ANSWER -position and movement
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES
The INITIAL purpose of stump wrapping is to: - ANSWER -aid in venous
return and reduce swelling
What is an important travel tip for people with COPD? - ANSWER -avoid
elevation above 4000 feet unless in a pressurized cabin
What produces esophageal speech? - ANSWER -burping to exert
pressure and produce vibration
What is not included in a patient's occupational history? - ANSWER -
past learning difficulties
Blindness of the nasal half of one eye and the temporal half of the other
is known as: - ANSWER -homonymous hemianopsia
The terms perceived "susceptibility," "perceived threat," and "cues to
action" are important concepts in which nursing theory? - ANSWER -
health belief model
What bladder disorder will MOST likely be present in a patient with a
CVA? - ANSWER -uninhibited neurogenic bladder
,What is the legal definition of blindness? - ANSWER -visual field
restriction of up to 20 degrees or central visual acuity in the better eye
of no more than 20/200
Pursed lip breathing improves oxygenation because it: - ANSWER -
keeps the alveoli open longer
What is a result of injury to the satiety center? - ANSWER -overeating
Tardive dyskinesia, associated with the prolonged use of psychotropic
drugs, may be assessed by instructing the patient to: - ANSWER -
grimace, smile, frown, pucker, and chew
With normal capillary perfusion, the color will return within: - ANSWER
-3 seconds
What is an appropriate nursing intervention for a pt. experiencing
physiological and/or psychosocial disturbances who has recently been
transferred from one environment to another? - ANSWER -encourage
pt's verbalization of feelings
A patient who is unwilling to discuss his disability or to touch or look at
his involved body parts may have a nursing diagnosis of: - ANSWER -
body image disturbance
,What is a principle upon which learning depends? - ANSWER -providing
for learner participation
Autonomous areflexic bladder dysfunction occurs when a lesion
involves: - ANSWER -both the motor and sensory components of the
sacral segments of the spinal cord
Reflexogenic erections are possible when which spinal segments are
perserved? - ANSWER -sacral
What is the Barthel Index? - ANSWER -consists of 10 items that
measure a person's daily functioning specifically the activities of daily
living and mobility
What is a normal finding when assessing the skin of an elderly person? -
ANSWER -decreased subcutaneous fat
What is the premise of the Bobath neurodevelopmental technique? -
ANSWER -pt's learn the sensation of movement, not the movement
itself
Sleep deprivation can result in: - ANSWER -psychosis
, A patient who presents with drooling or insufficiently chewed food has
a problem in which phase of the swallowing process? - ANSWER -oral
Upon discharge, what is the MOST important learning outcome for the
patient with quadriplegia? - ANSWER -demonstrating knowledge and
skills of self care
Which part of the brain control temperature? - ANSWER -
hypothalamus
In order to qualify for SSI, an individual must: - ANSWER -demonstrate
financial need by income level
In the absence of an audiologist, which professionals would formally
evaluate a pt's hearing? - ANSWER -speech therapist
The three point gate consists of: - ANSWER -moving both crutches
forward along with the affected leg and followed by the unaffected leg
What is the most therapeutic position for distribution of body weight
over bony prominences? - ANSWER -prone
Proprioceptors mediate deep somatic sensations related primarily to: -
ANSWER -position and movement
