Neuro Assessment Exam 3 NUR 6001 Questions with
CORRECT Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1:
Positive Romberg
test
Answer:
observed as a swaying motion or inability to maintain balance
indicates cerebellar dysfunction
Question 2:
Sequence of neu-
rons assessment
Answer:
Mental status
Cranial nerves
Motor system
Sensory system
Reflex
Question 3:
Mental Status Exam systematic check of emotional
Appearance
Behaviour
Cognition
Thought Process
Answer:
and cognitive function
Question 4:
Mini Mental State
Exam
Answer:
,Orientation
Registration (examiner names three objects and asks pt to repeat, then the
patient learns the 3 names repeating until correct)
Attention and Calculation (subtract 7 from 100)
Recall (recall objects from earlier)
Language: name two objects, repeat
give a 3 stage command
Ask pt to read and obey written command
ask pt to write a setnece
Copying
Exam Scoring 18-23 mild cognitive impairment
0-17 severe cognitive impairment
Question 5:
The NP is see- D. Abstract
ing a 75 year old
male patient. As
part of your assess-
ment, you ask him
what "action speaks
louder than words"
mean. The NP is as-
sessing which men-
tal status compo-
nent?
A. memory
B. attention span
C. concentration
D. abstract thought
Answer:
thought
Question 6:
Cerebellar dysfunc-
tion
Answer:
inability to coordinate volitional movements
left sided weakness
, Question 7:
Cerebellum aids
Answer:
motor cortex of cerebrum in influencing muscle tone and coordinating muscle
action
equilibrium, postre
Question 8:
testing cerebellar
function
Answer:
Balance tests
- gait
- tandem walking
- shallow knee bend
Coordination and skilled movements
- rapid alternating movements
-finger to finger test
- finger to nose test
-heel to shin
Question 9:
The NP asks the pa- B. Cerebellar
tient to stand up
and close his eyes.
The NP is looking
for swaying and im-
balance. in this test
the nurse practi-
tioner is assessing
____ function
A. CN 10
B. Cerebellar
C. Spinothalamic
tract
D. Spinal chord
Answer:
CORRECT Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1:
Positive Romberg
test
Answer:
observed as a swaying motion or inability to maintain balance
indicates cerebellar dysfunction
Question 2:
Sequence of neu-
rons assessment
Answer:
Mental status
Cranial nerves
Motor system
Sensory system
Reflex
Question 3:
Mental Status Exam systematic check of emotional
Appearance
Behaviour
Cognition
Thought Process
Answer:
and cognitive function
Question 4:
Mini Mental State
Exam
Answer:
,Orientation
Registration (examiner names three objects and asks pt to repeat, then the
patient learns the 3 names repeating until correct)
Attention and Calculation (subtract 7 from 100)
Recall (recall objects from earlier)
Language: name two objects, repeat
give a 3 stage command
Ask pt to read and obey written command
ask pt to write a setnece
Copying
Exam Scoring 18-23 mild cognitive impairment
0-17 severe cognitive impairment
Question 5:
The NP is see- D. Abstract
ing a 75 year old
male patient. As
part of your assess-
ment, you ask him
what "action speaks
louder than words"
mean. The NP is as-
sessing which men-
tal status compo-
nent?
A. memory
B. attention span
C. concentration
D. abstract thought
Answer:
thought
Question 6:
Cerebellar dysfunc-
tion
Answer:
inability to coordinate volitional movements
left sided weakness
, Question 7:
Cerebellum aids
Answer:
motor cortex of cerebrum in influencing muscle tone and coordinating muscle
action
equilibrium, postre
Question 8:
testing cerebellar
function
Answer:
Balance tests
- gait
- tandem walking
- shallow knee bend
Coordination and skilled movements
- rapid alternating movements
-finger to finger test
- finger to nose test
-heel to shin
Question 9:
The NP asks the pa- B. Cerebellar
tient to stand up
and close his eyes.
The NP is looking
for swaying and im-
balance. in this test
the nurse practi-
tioner is assessing
____ function
A. CN 10
B. Cerebellar
C. Spinothalamic
tract
D. Spinal chord
Answer:
