BNMN501 Multi-Choice Exam 2023

Which of the following would be the most appropriate for you as the student nurse to do next? - Perform a Glasgow Coma Score (GCS). When performing a physical examination of Winnie which of the following would be most appropriate? - Try to minimise position changes for her. Which test would be most appropriate to perform when assessing Winnies eye muscle strength and cranial nerve function? - Extra ocular movement test. Which of the following nursing assessments will give you objective data relating to the functioning of Winnies cerebellum? - Coordination The registered nurse is having difficulty eliciting a patellar reflex. Which of the following would be most appropriate for the nurse to have Winnie do? , Lock the fingers together and pull against each other. Winnies patellar reflex is normal. Which of the following is the correct number to document this? - 2+ Which of the following would be the most likely sign of a frontal lobe contusion? - Difficulty speaking For which patient condition would you most likely expect a capillary refill time longer than two seconds? - Peripheral vascular disease Which one of the following is a myth about pain in the older adult? - Elderly people who are confused or cognitively impaired do not have pain. As part of your cardiovascular assessment you are going to assess Joyce's apical impulse. What is the correct location to auscultate the apical impulse? - Fifth intercostal space, left midclavicular line. Which of the following represents the break in sounds between the first and second sounds when auscultating Joyce's blood pressure? - Auscultatory gap. You are having difficulty auscultating Joyce's heart sounds - specifically S1 and S2. Which of the following would help? , Palpate the carotid pulse while auscultating the heart. Which type of pain would be associated with arthritis? - Somatic You are assessing Joyce's pain. Which of the following would lead you to suspect that she is experiencing pain? - Facial grimacing, leaning forward