CRRN Advanced Practice Test Exam MOD 008 with Graded
Questions & Answers 2023/2024
Which type of massage therapy is usually done with rhythmic, broad strokes beginning softly and
increasing in intensity to relax the person and identify areas of tightness or pain? correct answers
Effleurage
Pressure is applied with a finger or thumb to areas of point tenderness to reduce spasticity and pain
correct answers Trigger point
Kneading massage, usually used on large muscle areas, such as the calf or thigh, to increase circulation
correct answers Petrissage
Massage in line with muscle fibers or across the muscle fibers to create stretching and to reduce
adhesions and scarring during healing correct answers Friction
Which statement by a mother of a 16-year-old boy with chronic partial seizures suggests the most need
for education? correct answers "I give him his medicine every day to make sure he takes it correctly."
A 70-year-old female is recovering from an ischemic stroke of the left hemisphere and has global
aphasia. Which is the most effective method to help the patient communicate/understand? correct
answers Use gestures and pictures
The inability to form words correct answers expressive aphasia
The inability to comprehend spoken and/or written words correct answers receptive aphasia
When evaluating data and results, what does reliability refer to? correct answers Results are
reproducible
Data should include all positive cases, taking into account variables, decreasing false negatives correct
answers Sensitivity
Data should include only those cases specific to the needs of the measurement and exclude those that
are similar but a different population, decreasing false positives correct answers Specificity
Data should be classified according to subsets, taking variables into consideration correct answers
Stratification
Tool/indicator should collect and measure the necessary data correct answers Recordability
Results should be reproducible correct answers Reliability
Tool/indicator should be easy to use and understand correct answers Usability
, Collection should measure the target adequately, so results have predictive value correct answers
validity
Which test is used to assess cognitive abilities for a patient with dementia includes remembering and
later repeating the names of three common objects and drawing the face of a clock with all 12-numbers
and the hands indicating a specified time? correct answers Mini-Cog
Requires a number of tasks, including counting backward from 100 by sevens, providing current location,
repeating phrases, following directions, and copying pictures of interlocking shapes correct answers
Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE)
Scale measures eight activities necessary for adults to function independently (including shopping, food
preparation, telephone use, housekeeping, laundry, transportation, medicine use, and managing
finances). correct answers Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL)
Used to assess for the development of delirium, not dementia correct answers Confusion Assessment
Method
Which is the most appropriate initial intervention for T5 spinal cord injury patient exhibiting sudden
onset of diaphoresis, nasal congestion, flushing above the level of injury, bradycardia, pounding
headache, and hypertension? correct answers Examine for bladder distension or fecal impaction
Common causes of autonomic dysreflexia correct answers Bladder distension and fecal impaction
Autonomic dysreflexia correct answers Complication of central cord lesion at or above T6 and may be
precipitated by urinary infection, bladder distension, kidney stones, or fecal impaction.
Which is the most appropriate functional goal for a patient with a complete spinal cord injury at C5?
correct answers Will be able to attend to personal hygiene and eat with some personal assistance and
use of assistive devices, primarily using electric wheelchair with hand control
A 35-year-old woman with multiple sclerosis(MS) has recurrent episodes of constipation but only rare
fecal incontinence. Which is intervention is most appropriate? correct answers Bowel training (timed
defecation, high fiber, adequate liquids, and stool softeners.)
Which therapy is the most essential for a patient living alone with diabetic peripheral neuropathy and
reduced sensation in the hands and feet, resulting in repeated injuries? correct answers Occupational
therapy
Cognitive-behavioral therapy correct answers Works toward solving particular behavioral problems by
increasing awareness and developing strategies
What is the primary focus of workers' compensation? correct answers return people to work as quickly
and safely as possible
Three benefits of workers' compensation correct answers 1. cash to replace lost wages, 2.
reimbursement for medical cost associated with the injury and 3. death benefits to survivors
Questions & Answers 2023/2024
Which type of massage therapy is usually done with rhythmic, broad strokes beginning softly and
increasing in intensity to relax the person and identify areas of tightness or pain? correct answers
Effleurage
Pressure is applied with a finger or thumb to areas of point tenderness to reduce spasticity and pain
correct answers Trigger point
Kneading massage, usually used on large muscle areas, such as the calf or thigh, to increase circulation
correct answers Petrissage
Massage in line with muscle fibers or across the muscle fibers to create stretching and to reduce
adhesions and scarring during healing correct answers Friction
Which statement by a mother of a 16-year-old boy with chronic partial seizures suggests the most need
for education? correct answers "I give him his medicine every day to make sure he takes it correctly."
A 70-year-old female is recovering from an ischemic stroke of the left hemisphere and has global
aphasia. Which is the most effective method to help the patient communicate/understand? correct
answers Use gestures and pictures
The inability to form words correct answers expressive aphasia
The inability to comprehend spoken and/or written words correct answers receptive aphasia
When evaluating data and results, what does reliability refer to? correct answers Results are
reproducible
Data should include all positive cases, taking into account variables, decreasing false negatives correct
answers Sensitivity
Data should include only those cases specific to the needs of the measurement and exclude those that
are similar but a different population, decreasing false positives correct answers Specificity
Data should be classified according to subsets, taking variables into consideration correct answers
Stratification
Tool/indicator should collect and measure the necessary data correct answers Recordability
Results should be reproducible correct answers Reliability
Tool/indicator should be easy to use and understand correct answers Usability
, Collection should measure the target adequately, so results have predictive value correct answers
validity
Which test is used to assess cognitive abilities for a patient with dementia includes remembering and
later repeating the names of three common objects and drawing the face of a clock with all 12-numbers
and the hands indicating a specified time? correct answers Mini-Cog
Requires a number of tasks, including counting backward from 100 by sevens, providing current location,
repeating phrases, following directions, and copying pictures of interlocking shapes correct answers
Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE)
Scale measures eight activities necessary for adults to function independently (including shopping, food
preparation, telephone use, housekeeping, laundry, transportation, medicine use, and managing
finances). correct answers Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL)
Used to assess for the development of delirium, not dementia correct answers Confusion Assessment
Method
Which is the most appropriate initial intervention for T5 spinal cord injury patient exhibiting sudden
onset of diaphoresis, nasal congestion, flushing above the level of injury, bradycardia, pounding
headache, and hypertension? correct answers Examine for bladder distension or fecal impaction
Common causes of autonomic dysreflexia correct answers Bladder distension and fecal impaction
Autonomic dysreflexia correct answers Complication of central cord lesion at or above T6 and may be
precipitated by urinary infection, bladder distension, kidney stones, or fecal impaction.
Which is the most appropriate functional goal for a patient with a complete spinal cord injury at C5?
correct answers Will be able to attend to personal hygiene and eat with some personal assistance and
use of assistive devices, primarily using electric wheelchair with hand control
A 35-year-old woman with multiple sclerosis(MS) has recurrent episodes of constipation but only rare
fecal incontinence. Which is intervention is most appropriate? correct answers Bowel training (timed
defecation, high fiber, adequate liquids, and stool softeners.)
Which therapy is the most essential for a patient living alone with diabetic peripheral neuropathy and
reduced sensation in the hands and feet, resulting in repeated injuries? correct answers Occupational
therapy
Cognitive-behavioral therapy correct answers Works toward solving particular behavioral problems by
increasing awareness and developing strategies
What is the primary focus of workers' compensation? correct answers return people to work as quickly
and safely as possible
Three benefits of workers' compensation correct answers 1. cash to replace lost wages, 2.
reimbursement for medical cost associated with the injury and 3. death benefits to survivors
