NUR 505 FINAL TEST 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED
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◍ Cranial nerve V.
Answer: Trigeminal (sensory and motor)Clench teeth, symmetrical
jawSuperficial pain and touchabnormal:
◍ Cranial Nerve VI.
Answer: Abducens (motor)Lateral eye movementabnormal: nystagmus,
strabismus
◍ Cranial Nerve VII.
Answer: Facial (motor and sensory)Facial movementsTaste on anterior 2/3
tongueabnormal: ticks, asymmetry, drooping, aphasia
◍ Cranial never VIII.
Answer: Acoustic (sensory)Whisper testRinne testWebber testabnormal:
hearing loss
◍ Cranial nerve IX.
Answer: Glossopharyngeal (sensory and motor)Gag reflextaste posterior
1/3SpeechSwallowingabnormal: CN lesion, aphasia, stroke
◍ Cranial nerve X.
Answer: Vagus (sensory and motor)Swallowing Gag reflexabnormal:
drooping of arch
◍ Cranial nerve XI.
Answer: Spinal Accessory (motor) Size shape symmetry of trapezius and
sternocleidomastoidabnormal: age, CN lesion
◍ Cranial nerve XII.
, Answer: Hypoglossal (motor)Symmetrical tongue movementabnormal:
asymmetry, atrophy
◍ plantar reflex.
Answer: superficial stroke lateral edge of heel to ball, then around to form
upside down JL2, L3, L4
◍ abdominal reflex.
Answer: superficialstroke each quadrant of the abdomen away from
umbilicus, you should the the umbilicus moveupper: T8, T9, T10lower:
T10, T11, T12
◍ cremasteric reflex.
Answer: superficialstroke males inner thigh, the scrotum should move
upwardT12, L1, L2
◍ biceps reflex.
Answer: deeparm at 45 degree angle, strike the tendon c5, c6
◍ brachioradial reflex.
Answer: deeparm at 45 degree angle, strike 1-2 inches above wrist C5, C6
◍ triceps reflex.
Answer: deepelbow at 90 degrees, strike tendonC6, C7, C8
◍ Patellar treflex.
Answer: deepknee at 90 degrees, resting, strike tendon L2, L3, L4
◍ achilles reflex.
Answer: deepplantar flexion of the foot when a sharp tap is given directly to
the tendon at the back of the ankleS1, S2
◍ clonus reflex.
Answer: deeptested if other reflexes are hyperactivebrisk dorsiflex
◍ What would you expect to see during an opthalmic exam on a patient with
HTN, DM, or glaucoma?.
Answer: HTN - narrowing of blood vessels Glaucoma - difficulty seeing
redreflex
,◍ posturing.
Answer: decorticate - to the coredecerebrate - flexed outwardpossible brain
injury
◍ Brudzinski's sign.
Answer: pain with resistance and involuntary flex of hip/knee when neck is
flexed to chest when lying supine
◍ Kernig's sign.
Answer: Sign of meningitis; positive when the leg is fully bent at the hip and
knee, and subsequent extension of the knee leads to pain
◍ Romberg test.
Answer: -ask client to stand with feet at comfortable distance apart, arms at
sides, and eyes closed-expected finding: client should be able to stand with
minimal swaying for at least 5 seconds
◍ what are normal variations in BP readings between extremeties ?.
Answer: 5-10 mmHg
◍ auscultatory gap.
Answer: temporary disappearance of sounds usually heard over the brachial
artery, occurring when the cuff pressure is high and is gradually reduced,
with the sounds again heard at a lower level of pressure wide - HTNnarrow -
cardiac tamponade
◍ orthostatic hypotension.
Answer: Decrease in blood pressure related to positional or postural changes
from lying to sitting or standing positions>20 mmHg drop SBP>10 mmHg
drop DBP
◍ abnormal attention.
Answer: fatiguedementia depression
◍ abnormal analogies.
Answer: lesion of L hemisphere
◍ abnormal arithmetic calculation.
, Answer: depression decreased brain development brain disease
◍ abnormal writing ability.
Answer: aphasia dementia neuropathy
◍ abnormal memory.
Answer: dementia
◍ abnormal judgement.
Answer: psychosis frontal lobe injury dementia
◍ abnormal abstract reasoning.
Answer: poor cognition dementia schizophrenia
◍ abnormal thought process and content.
Answer: disorganized or unrealistic thinking from emotional or psychotic
disorder
◍ broca.
Answer: expressive understand language, reading is intact writing impaired
know what they want to say but cannot get the words out
◍ wernicke.
Answer: receptiveimpaired reading/writing cannot understand wordsfluent
speech but it is incomprehensible
◍ global aphasia.
Answer: both production and understanding of language is damaged
◍ What do you document in each body system included in the ROS?.
Answer: this is an inventory of specific body systems designed to document
any current or past symptoms the patient might be experiencingthis is not
your physical exam
◍ How do you earn the child's trust and make them comfortable with the
exam?.
Answer: Get down on the floor and play with the child.Family dynamics
will become evident in the history taking.CC: the relationship of the person
providing information should be recorded.
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◍ Cranial nerve V.
Answer: Trigeminal (sensory and motor)Clench teeth, symmetrical
jawSuperficial pain and touchabnormal:
◍ Cranial Nerve VI.
Answer: Abducens (motor)Lateral eye movementabnormal: nystagmus,
strabismus
◍ Cranial Nerve VII.
Answer: Facial (motor and sensory)Facial movementsTaste on anterior 2/3
tongueabnormal: ticks, asymmetry, drooping, aphasia
◍ Cranial never VIII.
Answer: Acoustic (sensory)Whisper testRinne testWebber testabnormal:
hearing loss
◍ Cranial nerve IX.
Answer: Glossopharyngeal (sensory and motor)Gag reflextaste posterior
1/3SpeechSwallowingabnormal: CN lesion, aphasia, stroke
◍ Cranial nerve X.
Answer: Vagus (sensory and motor)Swallowing Gag reflexabnormal:
drooping of arch
◍ Cranial nerve XI.
Answer: Spinal Accessory (motor) Size shape symmetry of trapezius and
sternocleidomastoidabnormal: age, CN lesion
◍ Cranial nerve XII.
, Answer: Hypoglossal (motor)Symmetrical tongue movementabnormal:
asymmetry, atrophy
◍ plantar reflex.
Answer: superficial stroke lateral edge of heel to ball, then around to form
upside down JL2, L3, L4
◍ abdominal reflex.
Answer: superficialstroke each quadrant of the abdomen away from
umbilicus, you should the the umbilicus moveupper: T8, T9, T10lower:
T10, T11, T12
◍ cremasteric reflex.
Answer: superficialstroke males inner thigh, the scrotum should move
upwardT12, L1, L2
◍ biceps reflex.
Answer: deeparm at 45 degree angle, strike the tendon c5, c6
◍ brachioradial reflex.
Answer: deeparm at 45 degree angle, strike 1-2 inches above wrist C5, C6
◍ triceps reflex.
Answer: deepelbow at 90 degrees, strike tendonC6, C7, C8
◍ Patellar treflex.
Answer: deepknee at 90 degrees, resting, strike tendon L2, L3, L4
◍ achilles reflex.
Answer: deepplantar flexion of the foot when a sharp tap is given directly to
the tendon at the back of the ankleS1, S2
◍ clonus reflex.
Answer: deeptested if other reflexes are hyperactivebrisk dorsiflex
◍ What would you expect to see during an opthalmic exam on a patient with
HTN, DM, or glaucoma?.
Answer: HTN - narrowing of blood vessels Glaucoma - difficulty seeing
redreflex
,◍ posturing.
Answer: decorticate - to the coredecerebrate - flexed outwardpossible brain
injury
◍ Brudzinski's sign.
Answer: pain with resistance and involuntary flex of hip/knee when neck is
flexed to chest when lying supine
◍ Kernig's sign.
Answer: Sign of meningitis; positive when the leg is fully bent at the hip and
knee, and subsequent extension of the knee leads to pain
◍ Romberg test.
Answer: -ask client to stand with feet at comfortable distance apart, arms at
sides, and eyes closed-expected finding: client should be able to stand with
minimal swaying for at least 5 seconds
◍ what are normal variations in BP readings between extremeties ?.
Answer: 5-10 mmHg
◍ auscultatory gap.
Answer: temporary disappearance of sounds usually heard over the brachial
artery, occurring when the cuff pressure is high and is gradually reduced,
with the sounds again heard at a lower level of pressure wide - HTNnarrow -
cardiac tamponade
◍ orthostatic hypotension.
Answer: Decrease in blood pressure related to positional or postural changes
from lying to sitting or standing positions>20 mmHg drop SBP>10 mmHg
drop DBP
◍ abnormal attention.
Answer: fatiguedementia depression
◍ abnormal analogies.
Answer: lesion of L hemisphere
◍ abnormal arithmetic calculation.
, Answer: depression decreased brain development brain disease
◍ abnormal writing ability.
Answer: aphasia dementia neuropathy
◍ abnormal memory.
Answer: dementia
◍ abnormal judgement.
Answer: psychosis frontal lobe injury dementia
◍ abnormal abstract reasoning.
Answer: poor cognition dementia schizophrenia
◍ abnormal thought process and content.
Answer: disorganized or unrealistic thinking from emotional or psychotic
disorder
◍ broca.
Answer: expressive understand language, reading is intact writing impaired
know what they want to say but cannot get the words out
◍ wernicke.
Answer: receptiveimpaired reading/writing cannot understand wordsfluent
speech but it is incomprehensible
◍ global aphasia.
Answer: both production and understanding of language is damaged
◍ What do you document in each body system included in the ROS?.
Answer: this is an inventory of specific body systems designed to document
any current or past symptoms the patient might be experiencingthis is not
your physical exam
◍ How do you earn the child's trust and make them comfortable with the
exam?.
Answer: Get down on the floor and play with the child.Family dynamics
will become evident in the history taking.CC: the relationship of the person
providing information should be recorded.
