Maryville NURS 612 Final Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass

Maryville NURS 612 Final Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Which of the Following disorders is known to be heredity? Peripheral neuropathy Meningitis Huntington Chorea Seizure disorder - 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? - ANSWER-Primary sensory function Multiple sclerosis - ANSWER-Fatigue, bowel and bladder dysfunction, sexual dysfunction, sensory changes, muscle weakness Myasthenia gravis - ANSWER-An autoimmune disorder of neuromuscular junction involved with muscle activation. Whisper Test - ANSWER-CN V111 acoustic Copyright ©SOPHIABENNETT 2025 ACADEMIC YEARALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Page 2/17 Patient sticks out tongue and moves it from side to side - ANSWER-CN X11 Hypoglossal Taste test with sugar, salt, and lemon - ANSWER-CN V11 and CN 1X Facial and glossopharyngeal Patient puffs out cheeks and shows teeth - ANSWER-CN V11 facial Patient shrugs shoulders against examiner's hands - ANSWER-CN X1 Spinal accessary Smell test with coffee, orange and cloves - ANSWER-CN 1 Olfactory Eyes constrict and dilate in response to light - ANSWER-CN 111 oculomotor patient clinches teeth (temporal muscles contracted) - ANSWER-CN V Trigeminal positive Babinski sign be considered a normal finding in what ages? - 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? - 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? - ANSWER-Fasciculation Copyright ©SOPHIABENNETT 2025 ACADEMIC YEARALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Page 3/17 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? - 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? - ANSWER-Thoracic Which change is most commonly observed in aging patients? - 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? - ANSWER-Testing for ballottement is a test to detect fluid in the joint Copyright ©SOPHIABENNETT 2025 ACADEMIC YEARALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Page 4/17 Which assessment finding is associated with lumbar stenosis? - ANSWER-Pain associated with prolonged standing Lumbar stenosis, narrowing of the spinal canal, causes pain associated with prolonged standing. Pain is improved by bending forward. Risk factors for osteoarthritis - ANSWER-Risk factors for osteoarthritis include obesity, aging, and a family history of osteoarthritis. overuse of joints, as with certain sport activities and occupations, is a risk factor. A patient states he injured his right ankle while walking the previous day. How should the nurse assess the ankle initially? - ANSWER-Initial assessment is inspection of the ankle and comparison with the other ankle. Palpation, performing passive range of motion, and asking the patient to walk are done after the initial in