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Chamberlain
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:
Answer: 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: Answer: 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? Answer: 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? Answer: 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: Answer: “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
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is able to feel vibrations on both patella. Given this information what
would the FNP suspect? Answer: 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: Answer:
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:
Answer: 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? Answer: Complete
neurologic examination
10) During the neurological assessment of a healthy 35-year-old patient
the FNP asks him to relax his muscles completely. The FNP then
moves each extremity through full range of motion. Which of these
results would the FNP expect to find? Answer: Mild, even resistance
to movement
11) A woman who is 8 months pregnant comments that she has noticed a
change in posture and is having lower back pain. The FNP tells her
that during pregnancy women have a posture shift to compensate for
the enlarging fetus. This shift and posture is known as: Answer:
Lordosis
12) A patient is able to flex his right arm forward without difficulty or
pain but is unable to abduct his arm because of pain and muscle
spasm’s. The FNP should suspect: Answer: Rotator cuff lesions
13) A professional tennis player comes into the clinic complaining of a
sore elbow. The FNP will assess for tenderness at the:
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NR 509 Week 3 Quiz - Question
and Answers Grade A Plus-
Chamberlain
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:
Answer: 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: Answer: 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? Answer: 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? Answer: 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: Answer: “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
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is able to feel vibrations on both patella. Given this information what
would the FNP suspect? Answer: 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: Answer:
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:
Answer: 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? Answer: Complete
neurologic examination
10) During the neurological assessment of a healthy 35-year-old patient
the FNP asks him to relax his muscles completely. The FNP then
moves each extremity through full range of motion. Which of these
results would the FNP expect to find? Answer: Mild, even resistance
to movement
11) A woman who is 8 months pregnant comments that she has noticed a
change in posture and is having lower back pain. The FNP tells her
that during pregnancy women have a posture shift to compensate for
the enlarging fetus. This shift and posture is known as: Answer:
Lordosis
12) A patient is able to flex his right arm forward without difficulty or
pain but is unable to abduct his arm because of pain and muscle
spasm’s. The FNP should suspect: Answer: Rotator cuff lesions
13) A professional tennis player comes into the clinic complaining of a
sore elbow. The FNP will assess for tenderness at the:
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