NURS 5220/ NURS5220 Exam 2 (NEW 2026 Update) – Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning Review | Questions & Answers | Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Solutions)- UTA

NURSl 5220/l NURS5220l Examl 2l (NEWl
2026 Update)l –l Advanced Healthl
Assessmentl andl Diagnosticl Reasoningl
Reviewl |l Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel
A|l 100%l
Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l UTA
QUESTION
Whenl evaluatingl coordinationl andl finel motorl skills,l howl doesl onel testl Rapidl
Alternatingl Movementsl (RAM)?

Answer:
Havel thel patientl rapidlyl touchl eachl fingerl tol theirl thumbl inl sequencel

Theyl canl alsol turnl theirl handsl upl andl downl onl theirl thighsl rhythmically



QUESTION
Whichl threel testsl canl bel usedl forl Accuracyl ofl Movement?

Answer:
Fingerl tol nosel
Heell tol shinl
Fingerl tol Finger



QUESTION
Whatl testl canl bel donel tol assessl Gait?

Answer:
Heel-to-toel walking



QUESTION

,Whatl isl thel Rombergl test?l Whatl doesl itl Evaluate?

Answer:
Thel Rombergl Testl isl whenl youl askl thel patientl tol standl withl theirl feetl togetherl andl
eyesl closed.l Swayingl indicatesl balancel issues



QUESTION
Swayingl duringl thel Rombergl Testl isl al positivel orl negativel Rombergl sign?

Answer:
Positivel Rombergl Sign



QUESTION
Infantsl abilityl tol suckl andl swallowl isl duel tol functionl ofl whatl partl ofl thel brain?

Answer:
Cerebellum



QUESTION
Palmerl Graspl Reflex

Answer:
Touchl al babiesl handl andl it'lll automaticallyl closel reallyl strong.



QUESTION
Plantarl Reflex

Answer:
Elicitedl touchingl thel solesl ofl thel feet.l toesl curll downward.l (birthl tol 8l months)



QUESTION
Morol Reflex

,Answer:
Infantl reflexl wherel al babyl willl startlel inl responsel tol al loudl soundl orl suddenl
movement.



QUESTION
Steppingl Reflex

Answer:
Al neonatall reflexl inl whichl anl infantl liftsl firstl onel legl andl thenl thel otherl inl al
coordinatedl patternl likel walking



QUESTION
Asymmetricl Tonicl Neckl Reflexl (ATNR)

Answer:
Triggers:l movementl ofl thel baby'sl headl tol onel sidel willl causel extensionl ofl thel arml andl
legl tol thel sidel tol whichl thel headl isl turnedl andl flexionl ofl thel limbsl onl thel otherl side

Thisl reflexl developsl musclel tonel andl vestibularl stimulation.



QUESTION
Atl whatl agel doesl Asymmetricl Tonicl Neckl Reflexl (ATNR)l appear?l (Agel range)

Answer:
2-3l months



QUESTION
Whichl locationsl onl thel bodyl arel Two-Pointl Discriminationl done?

Answer:
Upperl extremitiesl
Lowerl extremitiesl
Torso

, QUESTION
Whenl doingl Two-Pointl Discriminationl thel patientl feelsl thel twol pointsl asl onel point,l
thisl canl indicatel al lesionl inl whatl partl ofl thel brain?

Answer:
Sensoryl Cortexl (Parietall Lobe)



QUESTION
Anl NPl hasl thel patientl closel theirl eyes,l theyl placel al paperclipl inl thel patientsl handl andl
havel theml identifyl thel object,l whatl testl isl this?

Answer:
Stereognosis



QUESTION
Ifl al patientl isl testingl Stereogenosisl andl theyl arel unablel tol identifyl thel objectl inl theirl
hand,l thisl canl indicatel al lesionl inl whatl partl ofl thel brain?

Answer:
Parietall Lobe



QUESTION
Howl doesl onel demonstratel thel Extinctionl Phenomenon?

Answer:
Touchl twol areasl ofl thel bodyl simultaneously.l Thel patientl shouldl bel ablel tol feell bothl
sensations.



QUESTION
Inabilityl tol feell bothl sensationsl duringl thel Extinctionl Phenomenonl canl indicatel al lesionl
inl whatl partl ofl thel brain?