1. In which section of the health assessment will the b. Measurement
nurse document the patient's body mass index?
a. General survey
b. Measurement
c. Vital signs
d. Skin
3. Which action will the nurse ask the patient to a. Empty the bladder.
complete after the
health history has been obtained and before beginning
the physical examination?
a. Empty the bladder.
b. Completely disrobe.
c. Lie on the examination table.
d. Walk around the room.
4. Which method is used to test hearing? b. Using the whispered voice test
a. Observing how the patient participates in normal
conversation
b. Using the whispered voice test
c. Using the Weber and Rinne tests
d. Testing with an audiometer
6. The nurse has just completed an examination of a d. III, IV, and VI
patient's extraocular
muscles. When documenting the findings, the nurse
will document the
assessment of which cranial nerves?
a. II, III, and VI
b. II, IV, and V
c. III, IV, and V
d. III, IV, and VI
, 7. A patient's uvula raises midline when they say "ahh," a. IX and X
and they have a
positive gag reflex. Which cranial nerves have been
tested?
a. IX and X
b. IX and XII
c. X and XII
d. XI and XII
8. During an examination, a patient is unable to stick d. XII
out their tongue.
Which cranial nerve is involved with the successful
performance of this
action?
a. I
b. V
c. XI
d. XII
9. A patient is unable to shrug shoulders against the c. XI
nurse's resistant
hands. Which cranial nerve is involved in successful
shoulder
shrugging?
a. VII
b. IX
c. XI
d. XII
nurse document the patient's body mass index?
a. General survey
b. Measurement
c. Vital signs
d. Skin
3. Which action will the nurse ask the patient to a. Empty the bladder.
complete after the
health history has been obtained and before beginning
the physical examination?
a. Empty the bladder.
b. Completely disrobe.
c. Lie on the examination table.
d. Walk around the room.
4. Which method is used to test hearing? b. Using the whispered voice test
a. Observing how the patient participates in normal
conversation
b. Using the whispered voice test
c. Using the Weber and Rinne tests
d. Testing with an audiometer
6. The nurse has just completed an examination of a d. III, IV, and VI
patient's extraocular
muscles. When documenting the findings, the nurse
will document the
assessment of which cranial nerves?
a. II, III, and VI
b. II, IV, and V
c. III, IV, and V
d. III, IV, and VI
, 7. A patient's uvula raises midline when they say "ahh," a. IX and X
and they have a
positive gag reflex. Which cranial nerves have been
tested?
a. IX and X
b. IX and XII
c. X and XII
d. XI and XII
8. During an examination, a patient is unable to stick d. XII
out their tongue.
Which cranial nerve is involved with the successful
performance of this
action?
a. I
b. V
c. XI
d. XII
9. A patient is unable to shrug shoulders against the c. XI
nurse's resistant
hands. Which cranial nerve is involved in successful
shoulder
shrugging?
a. VII
b. IX
c. XI
d. XII
