NSG 6020 Final Exam Questions with Correct Answers Latest Update 2025/2026
The brain and spinal cord are included in which of the following? - Answers Central nervous
sytsem
The cranial nerves 31 pairs of spinal nerves, and branches make up which of the
following? - Answers Peripheral nervous system
A rotational sensation of spinning is considered to be which of the following? - Answers Vertigo
A sensation of numbness and or tingling of the extremities is referred to as
which of the following? - Answers Paresthesia
Lightly touching the cornea with a cotton ball would be examining which type
of reflex? - Answers Superficial reflex
Which of the following is Cranial Nerve XI? - Answers Spinal accessory
Which of the following is not considered a primary headache? - Answers Meningitis
Which of the following may be noted in patient with a migraine headache? - Answers Aura
An unsteady gait or difficulty balancing referred to as which of the following? - Answers Ataxia
Which of the following is not considered a short-term stroke risk? - Answers Age >50 years
Pinpoint pupils may be a result of which of the following? - Answers Heroin use
Which of the following contraindicated when assessing the comatose patient? - Answers Dilate
the patient's pupils to assess optic nerve
Which of the following is not associated with a diagnosis of possible
meningitis? - Answers Neck supple with full ROM.
Which of the following refers to the patient's ability to identify an object by
feeling it with eyes closed? - Answers Stereognosis.
Risk factors for stroke include all of the following except: - Answers Hypotension
Which category should this information be placed in the SOAP note:
"Abdominal pain 3 days, Intermittent with a pain score of 7/10 accompanied by
nausea and vomiting". - Answers History of present illness
, Where is the differential diagnoses located? - Answers Assessment
Which of the following statements regarding the differential diagnoses is true? - Answers A
group of 3 evidence- based diagnoses that do not include the primary
diagnosis as one of the differential diagnoses in which a clinician must be aware of
if the client does not improve.
Which of the following would not be identified as a portion of the History of
Present. - Answers "My father died of a stroke 3 years ago".
Which of the following would be considered a "Focused SOAP Note" - Answers "I think I have the
flu or strep throat"
Which of the following quotations would be considered a comprehensive
health history? - Answers "My neck looks swollen and I have had a history of thyroid problems"
The patient states I smoke 2 packs per day for the past 15 years. Which portion
of the SOAP note would this be placed? - Answers Social history
Which of the following is the appropriate format for documenting a chief
complaint in a SOAP note? - Answers I have been vomiting for 2 days
Identify the correct order in which the clinician note should be written: - Answers Subjective,
Objective, Assessment, Plan, Refection
A fifteen-year-old student presents to the clinic for evaluation of a three-week
history of sneezing, itchy, watery eyes, clear nasal discharge, and nonproductive
cough. What is the most likely pathological process? - Answers Allergic
Which of the following is a symptom of the eye? - Answers Scotoma
What is the best procedure for evaluating a corneal abrasion? - Answers Fluorescein Stain
The Weber test is considered normal in which of the following exams. - Answers Client
verbalizes that sound is heard bilaterally.
What is considered a common cause of acute epistaxis? - Answers Foreign Body
When assessing the client pupil for constriction, the clinician notes that the
other pupil contracts as well. Which medical terminology describes this reflex? - Answers
The brain and spinal cord are included in which of the following? - Answers Central nervous
sytsem
The cranial nerves 31 pairs of spinal nerves, and branches make up which of the
following? - Answers Peripheral nervous system
A rotational sensation of spinning is considered to be which of the following? - Answers Vertigo
A sensation of numbness and or tingling of the extremities is referred to as
which of the following? - Answers Paresthesia
Lightly touching the cornea with a cotton ball would be examining which type
of reflex? - Answers Superficial reflex
Which of the following is Cranial Nerve XI? - Answers Spinal accessory
Which of the following is not considered a primary headache? - Answers Meningitis
Which of the following may be noted in patient with a migraine headache? - Answers Aura
An unsteady gait or difficulty balancing referred to as which of the following? - Answers Ataxia
Which of the following is not considered a short-term stroke risk? - Answers Age >50 years
Pinpoint pupils may be a result of which of the following? - Answers Heroin use
Which of the following contraindicated when assessing the comatose patient? - Answers Dilate
the patient's pupils to assess optic nerve
Which of the following is not associated with a diagnosis of possible
meningitis? - Answers Neck supple with full ROM.
Which of the following refers to the patient's ability to identify an object by
feeling it with eyes closed? - Answers Stereognosis.
Risk factors for stroke include all of the following except: - Answers Hypotension
Which category should this information be placed in the SOAP note:
"Abdominal pain 3 days, Intermittent with a pain score of 7/10 accompanied by
nausea and vomiting". - Answers History of present illness
, Where is the differential diagnoses located? - Answers Assessment
Which of the following statements regarding the differential diagnoses is true? - Answers A
group of 3 evidence- based diagnoses that do not include the primary
diagnosis as one of the differential diagnoses in which a clinician must be aware of
if the client does not improve.
Which of the following would not be identified as a portion of the History of
Present. - Answers "My father died of a stroke 3 years ago".
Which of the following would be considered a "Focused SOAP Note" - Answers "I think I have the
flu or strep throat"
Which of the following quotations would be considered a comprehensive
health history? - Answers "My neck looks swollen and I have had a history of thyroid problems"
The patient states I smoke 2 packs per day for the past 15 years. Which portion
of the SOAP note would this be placed? - Answers Social history
Which of the following is the appropriate format for documenting a chief
complaint in a SOAP note? - Answers I have been vomiting for 2 days
Identify the correct order in which the clinician note should be written: - Answers Subjective,
Objective, Assessment, Plan, Refection
A fifteen-year-old student presents to the clinic for evaluation of a three-week
history of sneezing, itchy, watery eyes, clear nasal discharge, and nonproductive
cough. What is the most likely pathological process? - Answers Allergic
Which of the following is a symptom of the eye? - Answers Scotoma
What is the best procedure for evaluating a corneal abrasion? - Answers Fluorescein Stain
The Weber test is considered normal in which of the following exams. - Answers Client
verbalizes that sound is heard bilaterally.
What is considered a common cause of acute epistaxis? - Answers Foreign Body
When assessing the client pupil for constriction, the clinician notes that the
other pupil contracts as well. Which medical terminology describes this reflex? - Answers
