Neuro Assessment Exam 3 NUR 6001
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Positive Romberg test -
correct answer ✅observed as a swaying motion or inability to
maintain balance
indicates cerebellar dysfunction
Sequence of neurons assessment -
correct answer ✅Mental status
Cranial nerves
Motor system
Sensory system
Reflex
Mental Status Exam -
correct answer ✅systematic check of emotional and cognitive
function
Appearance
Behaviour
Cognition
Thought Process
,Neuro Assessment Exam 3 NUR 6001
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Mini Mental State Exam -
correct answer ✅Orientation
Registration (examiner names three objects and asks pt to repeat,
then the patient learns the 3 names repeating until correct)
Attention and Calculation (subtract 7 from 100)
Recall (recall objects from earlier)
Language: name two objects, repeat
give a 3 stage command
Ask pt to read and obey written command
ask pt to write a setnece
Copying
Mini Mental State Exam Scoring -
correct answer ✅24-30 no cognitive impairment
, Neuro Assessment Exam 3 NUR 6001
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
18-23 mild cognitive impairment
0-17 severe cognitive impairment
The NP is seeing a 75 year old male patient. As part of your
assessment, you ask him what "action speaks louder than words"
mean. The NP is assessing which mental status component?
A. memory
B. attention span
C. concentration
D. abstract thought -
correct answer ✅D. Abstract thought
Cerebellar dysfunction -
correct answer ✅inability to coordinate volitional movements
left sided weakness
Cerebellum aids -
correct answer ✅motor cortex of cerebrum in influencing muscle
tone and coordinating muscle action
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Positive Romberg test -
correct answer ✅observed as a swaying motion or inability to
maintain balance
indicates cerebellar dysfunction
Sequence of neurons assessment -
correct answer ✅Mental status
Cranial nerves
Motor system
Sensory system
Reflex
Mental Status Exam -
correct answer ✅systematic check of emotional and cognitive
function
Appearance
Behaviour
Cognition
Thought Process
,Neuro Assessment Exam 3 NUR 6001
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Mini Mental State Exam -
correct answer ✅Orientation
Registration (examiner names three objects and asks pt to repeat,
then the patient learns the 3 names repeating until correct)
Attention and Calculation (subtract 7 from 100)
Recall (recall objects from earlier)
Language: name two objects, repeat
give a 3 stage command
Ask pt to read and obey written command
ask pt to write a setnece
Copying
Mini Mental State Exam Scoring -
correct answer ✅24-30 no cognitive impairment
, Neuro Assessment Exam 3 NUR 6001
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
18-23 mild cognitive impairment
0-17 severe cognitive impairment
The NP is seeing a 75 year old male patient. As part of your
assessment, you ask him what "action speaks louder than words"
mean. The NP is assessing which mental status component?
A. memory
B. attention span
C. concentration
D. abstract thought -
correct answer ✅D. Abstract thought
Cerebellar dysfunction -
correct answer ✅inability to coordinate volitional movements
left sided weakness
Cerebellum aids -
correct answer ✅motor cortex of cerebrum in influencing muscle
tone and coordinating muscle action
