Maryville NURS 612 Final Exam 2026/2027
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Which of the Following disorders is known to be heredity?
Peripheral neuropathy
Meningitis
Huntington Chorea
Seizure disorder - correct answer-Huntington Chorea
The Examiner asks the patient to close her eyes and then place a vibrating tuning
fork on the patients ankle and asks her to indicate what is felt. What is being
assessed? - correct answer-Primary sensory function
Multiple sclerosis - correct answer-Fatigue, bowel and bladder dysfunction,
sexual dysfunction, sensory changes, muscle weakness
Myasthenia gravis - correct answer-An autoimmune disorder of neuromuscular
junction involved with muscle activation.
,Whisper Test - correct answer-CN V111 acoustic
Patient sticks out tongue and moves it from side to side - correct answer-CN X11
Hypoglossal
Taste test with sugar, salt, and lemon - correct answer-CN V11 and CN 1X Facial
and glossopharyngeal
Patient puffs out cheeks and shows teeth - correct answer-CN V11 facial
Patient shrugs shoulders against examiner's hands - correct answer-CN X1 Spinal
accessary
Smell test with coffee, orange and cloves - correct answer-CN 1 Olfactory
Eyes constrict and dilate in response to light - correct answer-CN 111 oculomotor
patient clinches teeth (temporal muscles contracted) - correct answer-CN V
Trigeminal
positive Babinski sign be considered a normal finding in what ages? - correct
answer-0-24 months
The nurse observes the gait of a client as he enters the room. He uses short steps,
keeps his knees in contact, and walks with considerable effort. What term is used
to describe this gait? - correct answer-Scissors gait
, A nurse observes very fine, rapid, continuous twitching of a patient's finger while
at rest. How should the nurse document this finding? - correct answer-
Fasciculation
A fasciculation is a fine, rapid twitching that may occur with some lower motor
neuron disease. Paralysis is loss of motor function. Spasticity is abnormally
increased muscle tone. An intention tremor is an involuntary contraction of a
muscle group occurring with voluntary movement
Under what conditions should a patient be tested for clonus? - correct answer-
When deep tendon reflexes are hyperactive
Clonus, repeated reflex muscle movement, is tested when a patient has
hyperactive reflexes. It is found with diseases of the upper motor neuron. Nuchal
rigidity, neck stiffness, is a sign of meningeal irritation. Absent reflexes are
associated with lower motor neuron diseases. Decorticate positioning, a state of
flexion with the arms adducted, occurs with hemispheric lesion of the cerebral
cortex.
The abdominal reflexes are tested to assess functioning of the nerves in which
location of the spine? - correct answer-Thoracic
Which change is most commonly observed in aging patients? - correct answer-
Kyphosis, advanced posterior curvature of the thoracic spine, occurs commonly
with age. Lordosis, scoliosis, and ankylosis are not as commonly associated with
age.
While palpating the patient's knee, the nurse finds effusion in the joint. What
further assessment will support this finding? - correct answer-Testing for
ballottement is a test to detect fluid in the joint
| Latest Study Guide | Practice Questions,
Answers & Detailed Rationales
Which of the Following disorders is known to be heredity?
Peripheral neuropathy
Meningitis
Huntington Chorea
Seizure disorder - correct answer-Huntington Chorea
The Examiner asks the patient to close her eyes and then place a vibrating tuning
fork on the patients ankle and asks her to indicate what is felt. What is being
assessed? - correct answer-Primary sensory function
Multiple sclerosis - correct answer-Fatigue, bowel and bladder dysfunction,
sexual dysfunction, sensory changes, muscle weakness
Myasthenia gravis - correct answer-An autoimmune disorder of neuromuscular
junction involved with muscle activation.
,Whisper Test - correct answer-CN V111 acoustic
Patient sticks out tongue and moves it from side to side - correct answer-CN X11
Hypoglossal
Taste test with sugar, salt, and lemon - correct answer-CN V11 and CN 1X Facial
and glossopharyngeal
Patient puffs out cheeks and shows teeth - correct answer-CN V11 facial
Patient shrugs shoulders against examiner's hands - correct answer-CN X1 Spinal
accessary
Smell test with coffee, orange and cloves - correct answer-CN 1 Olfactory
Eyes constrict and dilate in response to light - correct answer-CN 111 oculomotor
patient clinches teeth (temporal muscles contracted) - correct answer-CN V
Trigeminal
positive Babinski sign be considered a normal finding in what ages? - correct
answer-0-24 months
The nurse observes the gait of a client as he enters the room. He uses short steps,
keeps his knees in contact, and walks with considerable effort. What term is used
to describe this gait? - correct answer-Scissors gait
, A nurse observes very fine, rapid, continuous twitching of a patient's finger while
at rest. How should the nurse document this finding? - correct answer-
Fasciculation
A fasciculation is a fine, rapid twitching that may occur with some lower motor
neuron disease. Paralysis is loss of motor function. Spasticity is abnormally
increased muscle tone. An intention tremor is an involuntary contraction of a
muscle group occurring with voluntary movement
Under what conditions should a patient be tested for clonus? - correct answer-
When deep tendon reflexes are hyperactive
Clonus, repeated reflex muscle movement, is tested when a patient has
hyperactive reflexes. It is found with diseases of the upper motor neuron. Nuchal
rigidity, neck stiffness, is a sign of meningeal irritation. Absent reflexes are
associated with lower motor neuron diseases. Decorticate positioning, a state of
flexion with the arms adducted, occurs with hemispheric lesion of the cerebral
cortex.
The abdominal reflexes are tested to assess functioning of the nerves in which
location of the spine? - correct answer-Thoracic
Which change is most commonly observed in aging patients? - correct answer-
Kyphosis, advanced posterior curvature of the thoracic spine, occurs commonly
with age. Lordosis, scoliosis, and ankylosis are not as commonly associated with
age.
While palpating the patient's knee, the nurse finds effusion in the joint. What
further assessment will support this finding? - correct answer-Testing for
ballottement is a test to detect fluid in the joint
