NR509 Midterm
A 29-year-old woman tells the FNP that she has excruciating pain in her back. Which would be an
appropriate response by the FNP to the woman's statement? - ANSWER✅✅✅How would you say
the pain affects your ability to do your daily activities?
A 50-year-old woman is in a clinic for weakness in her left arm and leg that she noticed for the
past week. The FNP should perform which type of neurologic examination? -
ANSWER✅✅✅Complete neurologic examination
A 52-year-old patient describes the presence of occasional floaters or spots moving in front of his
eyes. The FNP should know that floaters are usually not significant and are caused
by: - ANSWER✅✅✅Condensed vitreous fibers
A 59-year-old patient tells the FNP that he has
ulcerative colitis. He has been having black stools
stools for the last 24 hours. How would the FNP best
document his reason for seeking care? - ANSWER✅✅✅J. M. Is a 59-year-old male here for having
black
stools for the past 24 hours
A 60-year-old man is at the clinic for an examination. The FNP suspects that he has ptosis of one
eye. How should the FNP check for this? - ANSWER✅✅✅Observe the distance between the
palpebral fissures
A five-year-old child is in the clinic for checkup. The FNP would expect him to: - ANSWER✅✅✅be
able to sit on the examination table
A mother brings her two month old daughter in for an examination says "my daughter rolled over
against the wall and now I have noticed that she has the spot soft on the top of her head, is there
something terribly wrong?" The FNP's best response would be: - ANSWER✅✅✅" That soft spot is
normal and actually allows for growth of the brain during the first year of your
baby's life"
A patient comes to the clinic complaining of neck and shoulder pain and is unable to turn her
head. The FNP suspects damage to cranial nerve ____ and proceeds with the examination
by____ - ANSWER✅✅✅XI; asking the patient you should have her shoulders against resistance
A patient has been diagnosed with osteoporosis and asked the FNP "what is osteoporosis?" The
FNP explains to the patient that osteoporosis is defined as: - ANSWER✅✅✅Loss of bone density
, NR509 Midterm
A patient is able to flex his right arm forward without difficulty or pain but is unable to abduct his
arm because of pain and muscle spasm's. The FNP should suspect: - ANSWER✅✅✅Rotator cuff
lesions
A patient is complaining of pain in his joints that is worse in the morning, is better after he has
moved around for a while, and then gets worse again if he sits for long periods of time. The FNP
should assess for other signs of what problem? - ANSWER✅✅✅Rheumatoid arthritis
A patient is unable to read even the largest letters on the Snellen chart. The FNP should take
which action next - ANSWER✅✅✅Shorten the distance between the patient and the chart until it is
seen and record that distance
A patient is unable to shrug her shoulders against the FNP's resistant hands. What cranial nerve is
involved with successful shoulder shrugging? - ANSWER✅✅✅XI
A patient says that she has recently noticed a lump in the front of her neck below her "Adams
apple" that seems to be getting bigger. During the assessment, the finding that leaves the FNP to
suspect that this may not be a cancerous thyroid nodule is that the lump: - ANSWER✅✅✅Is mobile
and not hard
A patient tells the FNP that he is very nervous, that he is nauseated, and that he "feels hot". This type
of data would be: - ANSWER✅✅✅Subjective
A patient's uvula rises midline when she says"ahh" and she has a positive gag reflex. The FNP has just
tested which cranial nerves? - ANSWER✅✅✅IX, X
A patient's vision is recorded as 20/30 when the Snellen eyechart is used. The FNP interprets
these results to indicate that: - ANSWER✅✅✅The patient can read at 20 feet would a person with
normal vision can read it 30 feet
A patient's vision is reported as 20/80 in each eye. The FNP interprets this finding to mean that -
ANSWER✅✅✅The patient has poor vision
A professional tennis player comes into the clinic complaining of a sore elbow. The FNP will
assess for tenderness at the: - ANSWER✅✅✅Medial and lateral epicondyle
A teenage girl has arrived complaining of pain in her left wrist. She was playing basketball when
she fell and landed on her left hand. The FNP examined her hand and will expect a fracture if the
girl complains: - ANSWER✅✅✅Of sharp pain that increases with movement
A woman who is 8 months pregnant comments that she has noticed a change in posture and is
A 29-year-old woman tells the FNP that she has excruciating pain in her back. Which would be an
appropriate response by the FNP to the woman's statement? - ANSWER✅✅✅How would you say
the pain affects your ability to do your daily activities?
A 50-year-old woman is in a clinic for weakness in her left arm and leg that she noticed for the
past week. The FNP should perform which type of neurologic examination? -
ANSWER✅✅✅Complete neurologic examination
A 52-year-old patient describes the presence of occasional floaters or spots moving in front of his
eyes. The FNP should know that floaters are usually not significant and are caused
by: - ANSWER✅✅✅Condensed vitreous fibers
A 59-year-old patient tells the FNP that he has
ulcerative colitis. He has been having black stools
stools for the last 24 hours. How would the FNP best
document his reason for seeking care? - ANSWER✅✅✅J. M. Is a 59-year-old male here for having
black
stools for the past 24 hours
A 60-year-old man is at the clinic for an examination. The FNP suspects that he has ptosis of one
eye. How should the FNP check for this? - ANSWER✅✅✅Observe the distance between the
palpebral fissures
A five-year-old child is in the clinic for checkup. The FNP would expect him to: - ANSWER✅✅✅be
able to sit on the examination table
A mother brings her two month old daughter in for an examination says "my daughter rolled over
against the wall and now I have noticed that she has the spot soft on the top of her head, is there
something terribly wrong?" The FNP's best response would be: - ANSWER✅✅✅" That soft spot is
normal and actually allows for growth of the brain during the first year of your
baby's life"
A patient comes to the clinic complaining of neck and shoulder pain and is unable to turn her
head. The FNP suspects damage to cranial nerve ____ and proceeds with the examination
by____ - ANSWER✅✅✅XI; asking the patient you should have her shoulders against resistance
A patient has been diagnosed with osteoporosis and asked the FNP "what is osteoporosis?" The
FNP explains to the patient that osteoporosis is defined as: - ANSWER✅✅✅Loss of bone density
, NR509 Midterm
A patient is able to flex his right arm forward without difficulty or pain but is unable to abduct his
arm because of pain and muscle spasm's. The FNP should suspect: - ANSWER✅✅✅Rotator cuff
lesions
A patient is complaining of pain in his joints that is worse in the morning, is better after he has
moved around for a while, and then gets worse again if he sits for long periods of time. The FNP
should assess for other signs of what problem? - ANSWER✅✅✅Rheumatoid arthritis
A patient is unable to read even the largest letters on the Snellen chart. The FNP should take
which action next - ANSWER✅✅✅Shorten the distance between the patient and the chart until it is
seen and record that distance
A patient is unable to shrug her shoulders against the FNP's resistant hands. What cranial nerve is
involved with successful shoulder shrugging? - ANSWER✅✅✅XI
A patient says that she has recently noticed a lump in the front of her neck below her "Adams
apple" that seems to be getting bigger. During the assessment, the finding that leaves the FNP to
suspect that this may not be a cancerous thyroid nodule is that the lump: - ANSWER✅✅✅Is mobile
and not hard
A patient tells the FNP that he is very nervous, that he is nauseated, and that he "feels hot". This type
of data would be: - ANSWER✅✅✅Subjective
A patient's uvula rises midline when she says"ahh" and she has a positive gag reflex. The FNP has just
tested which cranial nerves? - ANSWER✅✅✅IX, X
A patient's vision is recorded as 20/30 when the Snellen eyechart is used. The FNP interprets
these results to indicate that: - ANSWER✅✅✅The patient can read at 20 feet would a person with
normal vision can read it 30 feet
A patient's vision is reported as 20/80 in each eye. The FNP interprets this finding to mean that -
ANSWER✅✅✅The patient has poor vision
A professional tennis player comes into the clinic complaining of a sore elbow. The FNP will
assess for tenderness at the: - ANSWER✅✅✅Medial and lateral epicondyle
A teenage girl has arrived complaining of pain in her left wrist. She was playing basketball when
she fell and landed on her left hand. The FNP examined her hand and will expect a fracture if the
girl complains: - ANSWER✅✅✅Of sharp pain that increases with movement
A woman who is 8 months pregnant comments that she has noticed a change in posture and is
