final practice exam nurs 6512

2. When assessing superficial pain, touch, vibration, and position perceptions, you are testing: Cerebellar function Motor function Sensory function Tendon reflex 3. It is especially important to test for ankle clonus if deep tendon reflexes are hyperactive the patient has a positive Kernig sign. the Romberg sign is positive the patient has peripheral neuropathy. 4. Palpation of epitrochlear nodes is part of the: Examination of the upper extremities Examination of the head and neck Assessment of the chest and thorax Palpation of the abdomen 5. You are conducting a clinical breast examination for a 30-year-old patient. Her breasts are symmetrical with bilateral, multiple tender masses that are freely moveable with well-defined borders. You recognize that these symptoms and assessment findings are consistent with a. fibrocystic changes b. Paget disease. c. cancer. d. mammary duct ectasia. 6. You are initially evaluating the equilibrium of Ms. Q. You ask her to stand, with her feet together and arms at her sides. She loses her balance. Ms. Q has a positive: Kernig sign. Homan sign. McMurray test. Romberg sign. 7. A 23-year-old white woman has come to the clinic because she has missed two menstrual periods. She states that her breasts have enlarged and that her nipples have turned a darker color. Your further response to this finding is to A. instruct her that this is a side effect of birth control injection therapy. B. suggest pregnancy testing. C. question her use of tanning beds. D. schedule an appointment with a surgeon. 8. pulsation that is diminished to the point of being barely palpable would be graded as: 1 3 2 0 9. Red, hot swollen joint in a 40-year-old man should lead you to suspect A. trauma. B. bursitis. C. gout. D. cellulitis. 10. To assess a cremasteric reflex, the examiner strokes the A. skin around the anus and observes for the anal wink. B. abdomen and observes whether the umbilicus moves away from the stimulus. C. inner thigh and observes whether the testicle and scrotum rise on the stroked side. D. palm and observes whether the fingers attempt to grasp