NURS 5220 ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT
EXAM COMPREHENSIVE TEST PAPER 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
EXPERT VERIFIED GRADED A+
◉ Types of aphasia: Expressive writing. Answer: Posterior frontal
◉ What are characteristics of delirium. Answer: Characteristics of
delirium include a sudden onset of cognitive impairment, illogical
flow of ideas, and hallucinations that fluctuates during the day and
last hours or days
◉ What are characteristics of Parkinson's. Answer: Slumped posture
and a lack of facial expression may indicate depression or a
neurologic condition such as Parkinson disease
Shuffling gait
◉ What does the limbic system regulate?. Answer: Emotions
The limbic system mediates certain patterns of behavior that
determine survival (e.g., mating, aggression, fear, and affection).
Reactions to emotions such as anger, love, hostility, and envy
originate here, but the expression of emotion and behavior is
mediated by connections between the limbic system and the frontal
lobe
,◉ What tool tracks cognitive changes over time?. Answer: Mini-
Mental Status Exam (MMSE)
◉ Deep tendon reflexes: Biceps. Answer: Elbow flexion
C5 & 6
◉ Deep tendon reflexes: Brachioradial. Answer: Forearm pronation
and elbow flexion
C5 & 6
◉ Deep tendon reflexes: Triceps. Answer: Elbow extension
C6, 7, 8
◉ Deep tendon reflexes: Patellar. Answer: Lower leg extension
L2, 3, 4
◉ Deep tendon reflexes: Clonus. Answer: Rhythmic oscillating
movements
Ankle
Associated with upper motor neuron disease
, ◉ Deep tendon reflexes: Plantar. Answer: S1 & 2
◉ Deep tendon reflex scoring. Answer: 0 no response
1+ sluggish or diminished
2+ active or expected response
3+ more brisk than expected, slightly hyperactive
4+ brisk, hyperactive, with intermittent or transient clonus
◉ Tinel sign. Answer: Medial nerve tingling, carpal tunnel
◉ Brudzinski's sign. Answer: Involuntary flexion of the hips and
knees when the neck is passively flexed; indicates meningeal
irritation
◉ Kernig's sign. Answer: Evaluated by flexing the leg at the knee and
hips and then attempting to straighten the leg
Pain in the lower back and resistance to straighten is a positive
Kernig sign
May indicate meningeal irritation
◉ Multiple sclerosis. Answer: a progressive autoimmune disorder
characterized by a combination of inflammation and degeneration of
the myelin of the brain's white matter leading to decreased brain
mass and obstructed transmission of nerve impulses
EXAM COMPREHENSIVE TEST PAPER 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
EXPERT VERIFIED GRADED A+
◉ Types of aphasia: Expressive writing. Answer: Posterior frontal
◉ What are characteristics of delirium. Answer: Characteristics of
delirium include a sudden onset of cognitive impairment, illogical
flow of ideas, and hallucinations that fluctuates during the day and
last hours or days
◉ What are characteristics of Parkinson's. Answer: Slumped posture
and a lack of facial expression may indicate depression or a
neurologic condition such as Parkinson disease
Shuffling gait
◉ What does the limbic system regulate?. Answer: Emotions
The limbic system mediates certain patterns of behavior that
determine survival (e.g., mating, aggression, fear, and affection).
Reactions to emotions such as anger, love, hostility, and envy
originate here, but the expression of emotion and behavior is
mediated by connections between the limbic system and the frontal
lobe
,◉ What tool tracks cognitive changes over time?. Answer: Mini-
Mental Status Exam (MMSE)
◉ Deep tendon reflexes: Biceps. Answer: Elbow flexion
C5 & 6
◉ Deep tendon reflexes: Brachioradial. Answer: Forearm pronation
and elbow flexion
C5 & 6
◉ Deep tendon reflexes: Triceps. Answer: Elbow extension
C6, 7, 8
◉ Deep tendon reflexes: Patellar. Answer: Lower leg extension
L2, 3, 4
◉ Deep tendon reflexes: Clonus. Answer: Rhythmic oscillating
movements
Ankle
Associated with upper motor neuron disease
, ◉ Deep tendon reflexes: Plantar. Answer: S1 & 2
◉ Deep tendon reflex scoring. Answer: 0 no response
1+ sluggish or diminished
2+ active or expected response
3+ more brisk than expected, slightly hyperactive
4+ brisk, hyperactive, with intermittent or transient clonus
◉ Tinel sign. Answer: Medial nerve tingling, carpal tunnel
◉ Brudzinski's sign. Answer: Involuntary flexion of the hips and
knees when the neck is passively flexed; indicates meningeal
irritation
◉ Kernig's sign. Answer: Evaluated by flexing the leg at the knee and
hips and then attempting to straighten the leg
Pain in the lower back and resistance to straighten is a positive
Kernig sign
May indicate meningeal irritation
◉ Multiple sclerosis. Answer: a progressive autoimmune disorder
characterized by a combination of inflammation and degeneration of
the myelin of the brain's white matter leading to decreased brain
mass and obstructed transmission of nerve impulses
