NR 304 Exam 2 2025/2026
Questions with Correct Answers
Well Elaborated Actual Exam
Score A+ Chamberlain
1. You are teaching a 19-year-old how to perform a testicular self-
examination. Which of the following statements is your most appropriate?
a. "A good time to examine your testicles is just before you take a shower."
b. "If you notice an enlarged testicle or a firm lump, call your health care
provider."
c. "The testicle is egg shaped, feels soft, and has a spongy consistency."
d. "Perform testicular self-exam at least once a week."
b. "If you notice an enlarged testicle or a firm lump, call your health care
provider."
2. You are supervising a student caring for a 46-year-old man admitted to
hospital with hypothermia following a boating accident. He was in the water
6 hours before rescue, wearing a floating device keeping his head out of
water. You expect the student to know control of body temperature is located
in:
a. Wernicke's area
b. The thalamus.
c. The cerebellum.
d. The hypothalamus.
d. The hypothalamus.
,3. During the neurologic exam, you place a key in the person's hand with
their eyes closed and ask them to identify the object. This measures the
ability of:
a. Stereognosis.
b. Graphesthesia
c. Two-point discrimination
d. Kinesthesia.
a. Stereognosis.
4. During an outpatient examination, you ask the person to stand with feet
together, arms at sides, eyes closed, and hold position about 20 seconds.
This text demonstrates intactness of:
a. Cerebral cortex.
b. Cerebral medulla
c. Motor system
d. Cerebellum
d. Cerebellum
5. Mr. G. is a 54-year-old man with parkinsonism. Which description of his
speech would contribute to the expected findings?
a. A garbled manner
b. Loud, urgent
c. Slow, monotonous
d. Word confusion
c. Slow, monotonous
, 6. Which of the following are correct examination techniques when testing
the biceps reflex? Select all that apply.
a. Locate and place your thumb on the person's biceps tendon.
b. Strike the tendon just above the outside of the elbow.
c. Expect the forearm to extend slightly in response to strike of reflex
hammer.
d. With the reflex hammer, strike over the target in person's antecubital
fossa.
e. Tell the person to let the arm "just go dead" as you suspend it by holding
the upper arm.
a. Locate and place your thumb on the person's biceps tendon.
and
d. With the reflex hammer, strike over the target in person's antecubital
fossa.
7. During the examination of a 91-year-old woman, you note that the hands
have a tremor as she reaches for her purse, and her head has a small yes-no
nodding. There is no associated rigidity with movement. Which is your most
accurate assessment?
a. These are expected findings due to aging.
b. These findings are associated with parkinsonism
c. These findings are associated to Alzheimer disease.
d. This woman should be referred to a neurologic specialist.
a. These are expected findings due to aging.
Questions with Correct Answers
Well Elaborated Actual Exam
Score A+ Chamberlain
1. You are teaching a 19-year-old how to perform a testicular self-
examination. Which of the following statements is your most appropriate?
a. "A good time to examine your testicles is just before you take a shower."
b. "If you notice an enlarged testicle or a firm lump, call your health care
provider."
c. "The testicle is egg shaped, feels soft, and has a spongy consistency."
d. "Perform testicular self-exam at least once a week."
b. "If you notice an enlarged testicle or a firm lump, call your health care
provider."
2. You are supervising a student caring for a 46-year-old man admitted to
hospital with hypothermia following a boating accident. He was in the water
6 hours before rescue, wearing a floating device keeping his head out of
water. You expect the student to know control of body temperature is located
in:
a. Wernicke's area
b. The thalamus.
c. The cerebellum.
d. The hypothalamus.
d. The hypothalamus.
,3. During the neurologic exam, you place a key in the person's hand with
their eyes closed and ask them to identify the object. This measures the
ability of:
a. Stereognosis.
b. Graphesthesia
c. Two-point discrimination
d. Kinesthesia.
a. Stereognosis.
4. During an outpatient examination, you ask the person to stand with feet
together, arms at sides, eyes closed, and hold position about 20 seconds.
This text demonstrates intactness of:
a. Cerebral cortex.
b. Cerebral medulla
c. Motor system
d. Cerebellum
d. Cerebellum
5. Mr. G. is a 54-year-old man with parkinsonism. Which description of his
speech would contribute to the expected findings?
a. A garbled manner
b. Loud, urgent
c. Slow, monotonous
d. Word confusion
c. Slow, monotonous
, 6. Which of the following are correct examination techniques when testing
the biceps reflex? Select all that apply.
a. Locate and place your thumb on the person's biceps tendon.
b. Strike the tendon just above the outside of the elbow.
c. Expect the forearm to extend slightly in response to strike of reflex
hammer.
d. With the reflex hammer, strike over the target in person's antecubital
fossa.
e. Tell the person to let the arm "just go dead" as you suspend it by holding
the upper arm.
a. Locate and place your thumb on the person's biceps tendon.
and
d. With the reflex hammer, strike over the target in person's antecubital
fossa.
7. During the examination of a 91-year-old woman, you note that the hands
have a tremor as she reaches for her purse, and her head has a small yes-no
nodding. There is no associated rigidity with movement. Which is your most
accurate assessment?
a. These are expected findings due to aging.
b. These findings are associated with parkinsonism
c. These findings are associated to Alzheimer disease.
d. This woman should be referred to a neurologic specialist.
a. These are expected findings due to aging.
