NUR 3112 EXAM 4 PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ACCURATE ANSWERS
The nurse is performing an assessment on a patient with possible cataracts. Signs and
symptoms of cataracts include all of following except
A) eye pain
B) sensitivity to glare
C) blurred vision
D) reduced contrast - answers - a) eye pain
The nurse is evaluating an 83 year old patient for a hearing impairment. Which question
would be most appropriate to provide the most useful information?
A) "do you notice any drainage from your ears?"
B) "are you having difficulty hearing high frequency sounds?"
C) "are you experiencing any pain in your ears?"
D) "have you felt any popping sensations?" - answers - b) "are you having difficulty
hearing high frequency sounds?"
The nurse is assessing the motor function of an unconscious patient. The nurse would
plan to use which of the following to test the patient's peripheral response to pain?
A) sternal rub
B) nail bed pressure
C) squeeze the sternocleidomastoid muscle
D) pressure on orbital rim - answers - b) nail bed pressure
Which of the following are potential causes of seizures? (sata)
A) hypoxia
B) hypothermia
C) hyponatremia
D) hypoglycemia
E) alcohol withdrawal - answers - a) hypoxia
C) hyponatremia
D) hypoglycemia
E) alcohol withdrawal
Which medication is utilized to stop a seizure when a patient is in status epilepticus?
A) lorazepam
B) carbamazepine
C) levetiracetam
, D) lacosamide - answers - a) lorazepam
A nurse is reviewing trigger factors that can cause seizures with a patient who has a
new diagnosis of generalized seizures. Which of the following information should the
nurse include in this review? (sata)
A) avoid overwhelming fatigue
B) remove caffeinated products from diet
C) limit looking at flashing lights
D) limit episodes of hyperventilation
E) recommendation to skip antiepileptic medication doses - answers - a) avoid
overwhelming fatigue
B) remove caffeinated products from diet
C) limit looking at flashing lights
D) limit episodes of hyperventilation
Which of the following match trigeminal neuralgia? (sata)
A) diagnosis of exclusion
B) intense flashes of pain
C) involves cranial nerve 5, the trigeminal nerve
D) nerve paralysis causes facial distortion
E) involves cranial nerve 7, the facial nerve
F) can be triggered by things such as eating, drinking, or brushing teeth - answers - b)
intense flashes of pain
C) involves cranial nerve 5, the trigeminal nerve
F) can be triggered by things such as eating, drinking, or brushing teeth
Which of the following match bell's palsy? (sata)
A) diagnosis of exclusion
B) intense flashes of pain
C) involves cranial nerve 5, the trigeminal nerve
D) nerve paralysis causes facial distortion
E) involves cranial nerve 7, the facial nerve
F) can be triggered by things such as eating, drinking, or brushing teeth - answers - a)
diagnosis of exclusion
D) nerve paralysis causes facial distortion
E) involves cranial nerve 7, the facial nerve
The patient with parkinson's disease is being admitted with fever and patchy infiltrates
on his chest x-ray. What parkinson's disease clinical manifestation would explain these
assessment findings?
A) mask-like face and shuffling gait
B) difficulty swallowing and immobility
VERIFIED ACCURATE ANSWERS
The nurse is performing an assessment on a patient with possible cataracts. Signs and
symptoms of cataracts include all of following except
A) eye pain
B) sensitivity to glare
C) blurred vision
D) reduced contrast - answers - a) eye pain
The nurse is evaluating an 83 year old patient for a hearing impairment. Which question
would be most appropriate to provide the most useful information?
A) "do you notice any drainage from your ears?"
B) "are you having difficulty hearing high frequency sounds?"
C) "are you experiencing any pain in your ears?"
D) "have you felt any popping sensations?" - answers - b) "are you having difficulty
hearing high frequency sounds?"
The nurse is assessing the motor function of an unconscious patient. The nurse would
plan to use which of the following to test the patient's peripheral response to pain?
A) sternal rub
B) nail bed pressure
C) squeeze the sternocleidomastoid muscle
D) pressure on orbital rim - answers - b) nail bed pressure
Which of the following are potential causes of seizures? (sata)
A) hypoxia
B) hypothermia
C) hyponatremia
D) hypoglycemia
E) alcohol withdrawal - answers - a) hypoxia
C) hyponatremia
D) hypoglycemia
E) alcohol withdrawal
Which medication is utilized to stop a seizure when a patient is in status epilepticus?
A) lorazepam
B) carbamazepine
C) levetiracetam
, D) lacosamide - answers - a) lorazepam
A nurse is reviewing trigger factors that can cause seizures with a patient who has a
new diagnosis of generalized seizures. Which of the following information should the
nurse include in this review? (sata)
A) avoid overwhelming fatigue
B) remove caffeinated products from diet
C) limit looking at flashing lights
D) limit episodes of hyperventilation
E) recommendation to skip antiepileptic medication doses - answers - a) avoid
overwhelming fatigue
B) remove caffeinated products from diet
C) limit looking at flashing lights
D) limit episodes of hyperventilation
Which of the following match trigeminal neuralgia? (sata)
A) diagnosis of exclusion
B) intense flashes of pain
C) involves cranial nerve 5, the trigeminal nerve
D) nerve paralysis causes facial distortion
E) involves cranial nerve 7, the facial nerve
F) can be triggered by things such as eating, drinking, or brushing teeth - answers - b)
intense flashes of pain
C) involves cranial nerve 5, the trigeminal nerve
F) can be triggered by things such as eating, drinking, or brushing teeth
Which of the following match bell's palsy? (sata)
A) diagnosis of exclusion
B) intense flashes of pain
C) involves cranial nerve 5, the trigeminal nerve
D) nerve paralysis causes facial distortion
E) involves cranial nerve 7, the facial nerve
F) can be triggered by things such as eating, drinking, or brushing teeth - answers - a)
diagnosis of exclusion
D) nerve paralysis causes facial distortion
E) involves cranial nerve 7, the facial nerve
The patient with parkinson's disease is being admitted with fever and patchy infiltrates
on his chest x-ray. What parkinson's disease clinical manifestation would explain these
assessment findings?
A) mask-like face and shuffling gait
B) difficulty swallowing and immobility
