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NR509 Midterm Questions and Correct
Answers
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:
Ans✅✅: Of sharp pain that increases with movement
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:
Ans✅✅: Loss of bone density
Patient states, "I can hear a crunching or grating sound when I kneel". She
also states "that it is
very difficult to get out of bed in the morning because of stiffness and pain in
my joints". The FNP
should assess for signs of what problem?
Ans✅✅: Crepitation
When taking the history on a patient with a seizure disorder the FNP assesses
whether the
patient has an aura. Which of these would be the best question for obtaining
this information?
Ans✅✅: Do you have any warning sign before you receive your starts?
Pretest - Stuvia US
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The FNP is teaching a class on osteoporosis prevention to a group of post
menopausal women. A
participant shows that she needs more instruction when she states I will:
Ans✅✅: " Start swimming to increase my weight bearing exercise"
The FNP is performing a neurological assessment on a 41-year-old woman with
a history of
diabetes. When testing her ability to feel the vibrations of a tuning fork the FNP
notices that the
patient is unable to feel vibrations on the great toe or ankle bilaterally, but she
is able to feel
vibrations on both patella. Given this information what would the FNP suspect?
Ans✅✅: Peripheral neuropathy
And 80-year-old woman is visiting the clinic for a check up. She states "I can't
walk as much as I
used to". The FNP is observing from motor dysfunction in her hip and should
have her:
Ans✅✅: Abduct her hip while she is lying on her back
The FNP is testing the function of cranial nerve XI. Which of these best
describes the response
the FNP should expect if the nerve is intact?The patient
Ans✅✅: Moves the head and shoulders against resistance with equal
strength
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?
Ans✅✅: Complete neurologic examination
Pretest - Stuvia US
NR509 Midterm Questions and Correct
Answers
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:
Ans✅✅: Of sharp pain that increases with movement
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:
Ans✅✅: Loss of bone density
Patient states, "I can hear a crunching or grating sound when I kneel". She
also states "that it is
very difficult to get out of bed in the morning because of stiffness and pain in
my joints". The FNP
should assess for signs of what problem?
Ans✅✅: Crepitation
When taking the history on a patient with a seizure disorder the FNP assesses
whether the
patient has an aura. Which of these would be the best question for obtaining
this information?
Ans✅✅: Do you have any warning sign before you receive your starts?
Pretest - Stuvia US
, 2
The FNP is teaching a class on osteoporosis prevention to a group of post
menopausal women. A
participant shows that she needs more instruction when she states I will:
Ans✅✅: " Start swimming to increase my weight bearing exercise"
The FNP is performing a neurological assessment on a 41-year-old woman with
a history of
diabetes. When testing her ability to feel the vibrations of a tuning fork the FNP
notices that the
patient is unable to feel vibrations on the great toe or ankle bilaterally, but she
is able to feel
vibrations on both patella. Given this information what would the FNP suspect?
Ans✅✅: Peripheral neuropathy
And 80-year-old woman is visiting the clinic for a check up. She states "I can't
walk as much as I
used to". The FNP is observing from motor dysfunction in her hip and should
have her:
Ans✅✅: Abduct her hip while she is lying on her back
The FNP is testing the function of cranial nerve XI. Which of these best
describes the response
the FNP should expect if the nerve is intact?The patient
Ans✅✅: Moves the head and shoulders against resistance with equal
strength
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?
Ans✅✅: Complete neurologic examination
Pretest - Stuvia US
