CRRN TEST (CERTIFICATION TEST)2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIO
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED A
SWERS)
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1. The INITIAL purpose of stump wrapping is to:: aid in venous return and reduce
swelling
2. What is an important travel tip for people with COPD?: avoid elevation above
4000 feet unless in a pressurized cabin
3. What produces esophageal speech?: burping to exert pressure and produce
vibration
4. What is not included in a patient's occupational history?: past learning diffi-
culties
5. Blindness of the nasal half of one eye and the temporal half of the other is
known as:: homonymous hemianopsia
6. The terms perceived "susceptibility," "perceived threat," and "cues to ac-
tion" are important concepts in which nursing theory?: health belief model
7. What bladder disorder will MOST likely be present in a patient with a
CVA?: uninhibited neurogenic bladder
8. What is the legal definition of blindness?: visual field restriction of up to 20
degrees or central visual acuity in the better eye of no more than 20/200
9. Pursed lip breathing improves oxygenation because it:: keeps the alveoli
open longer
10. What is a result of injury to the satiety center?: overeating
11. Tardive dyskinesia, associated with the prolonged use of psychotropic
drugs, may be assessed by instructing the patient to:: grimace, smile, frown,
pucker, and chew
12. With normal capillary perfusion, the color will return within:: 3 seconds
13. What is an appropriate nursing intervention for a pt. experiencing physio-
logical and/or psychosocial disturbances who has recently been transferred
from one environment to another?: encourage pt's verbalization of feelings
14. A patient who is unwilling to discuss his disability or to touch or look at his
involved body parts may have a nursing diagnosis of:: body image disturbance
15. What is a principle upon which learning depends?: providing for learner
participation
16. Autonomous areflexic bladder dysfunction occurs when a lesion involves:-
: both the motor and sensory components of the sacral segments of the spinal cord
17. Reflexogenic erections are possible when which spinal segments are
perserved?: sacral
18. What is the Barthel Index?: consists of 10 items that measure a person's daily
functioning specifically the activities of daily living and mobility
19. What is a normal finding when assessing the skin of an elderly person?: -
decreased subcutaneous fat
, CRRN TEST (CERTIFICATION TEST)2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIO
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED A
SWERS)
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_flmh5m
20. What is the premise of the Bobath neurodevelopmental technique?: pt's
learn the sensation of movement, not the movement itself
21. Sleep deprivation can result in:: psychosis
22. A patient who presents with drooling or insufficiently chewed food has a
problem in which phase of the swallowing process?: oral
23. Upon discharge, what is the MOST important learning outcome for the
patient with quadriplegia?: demonstrating knowledge and skills of self care
24. Which part of the brain control temperature?: hypothalamus
25. In order to qualify for SSI, an individual must:: demonstrate financial need by
income level
26. In the absence of an audiologist, which professionals would formally
evaluate a pt's hearing?: speech therapist
27. The three point gate consists of:: moving both crutches forward along with the
affected leg and followed by the unaffected leg
28. What is the most therapeutic position for distribution of body weight over
bony prominences?: prone
29. Proprioceptors mediate deep somatic sensations related primarily to:: po-
sition and movement
30. The most common barrier to community re-entry that a patient with dis-
abilities encounters is:: societal attitudes
31. What is a characteristic of the autonomous neurogenic bowel?: flaccid anal
sphincter
32. Which cranial nerves innervate the muscles necessary for eye movemnet?-
: oculomotor, abducens, and trochlear
33. The factor determining Social Security Disability Insurance eligibility is
that the person:: can no longer engage in gainful activity
34. In a patient with hemiplegia, how should the affected shoulder be posi-
tioned to minimize the risk of shoulder problems?: abduction
35. In developing a discharge plan, it is MOST essential to consider the pa-
tient's:: previous lifestyle
36. The sensory strip is located in the:: parietal lobe
37. A neurological exam of a pt. with a complete lower motor neuron lesion
would demonstrate which reflex activity?: bulbocavernosus absent
38. What intervention would help a pateint with figure ground deficit to dress
independently?: choose distinct colors or patterns for different articles of clothing
39. When assisting a patient with spastic cerebral palsy to perform activities
of daily living, what action is most important?: moving spastic body parts with
slow, even movements
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED A
SWERS)
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_flmh5m
1. The INITIAL purpose of stump wrapping is to:: aid in venous return and reduce
swelling
2. What is an important travel tip for people with COPD?: avoid elevation above
4000 feet unless in a pressurized cabin
3. What produces esophageal speech?: burping to exert pressure and produce
vibration
4. What is not included in a patient's occupational history?: past learning diffi-
culties
5. Blindness of the nasal half of one eye and the temporal half of the other is
known as:: homonymous hemianopsia
6. The terms perceived "susceptibility," "perceived threat," and "cues to ac-
tion" are important concepts in which nursing theory?: health belief model
7. What bladder disorder will MOST likely be present in a patient with a
CVA?: uninhibited neurogenic bladder
8. What is the legal definition of blindness?: visual field restriction of up to 20
degrees or central visual acuity in the better eye of no more than 20/200
9. Pursed lip breathing improves oxygenation because it:: keeps the alveoli
open longer
10. What is a result of injury to the satiety center?: overeating
11. Tardive dyskinesia, associated with the prolonged use of psychotropic
drugs, may be assessed by instructing the patient to:: grimace, smile, frown,
pucker, and chew
12. With normal capillary perfusion, the color will return within:: 3 seconds
13. What is an appropriate nursing intervention for a pt. experiencing physio-
logical and/or psychosocial disturbances who has recently been transferred
from one environment to another?: encourage pt's verbalization of feelings
14. A patient who is unwilling to discuss his disability or to touch or look at his
involved body parts may have a nursing diagnosis of:: body image disturbance
15. What is a principle upon which learning depends?: providing for learner
participation
16. Autonomous areflexic bladder dysfunction occurs when a lesion involves:-
: both the motor and sensory components of the sacral segments of the spinal cord
17. Reflexogenic erections are possible when which spinal segments are
perserved?: sacral
18. What is the Barthel Index?: consists of 10 items that measure a person's daily
functioning specifically the activities of daily living and mobility
19. What is a normal finding when assessing the skin of an elderly person?: -
decreased subcutaneous fat
, CRRN TEST (CERTIFICATION TEST)2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIO
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED A
SWERS)
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_flmh5m
20. What is the premise of the Bobath neurodevelopmental technique?: pt's
learn the sensation of movement, not the movement itself
21. Sleep deprivation can result in:: psychosis
22. A patient who presents with drooling or insufficiently chewed food has a
problem in which phase of the swallowing process?: oral
23. Upon discharge, what is the MOST important learning outcome for the
patient with quadriplegia?: demonstrating knowledge and skills of self care
24. Which part of the brain control temperature?: hypothalamus
25. In order to qualify for SSI, an individual must:: demonstrate financial need by
income level
26. In the absence of an audiologist, which professionals would formally
evaluate a pt's hearing?: speech therapist
27. The three point gate consists of:: moving both crutches forward along with the
affected leg and followed by the unaffected leg
28. What is the most therapeutic position for distribution of body weight over
bony prominences?: prone
29. Proprioceptors mediate deep somatic sensations related primarily to:: po-
sition and movement
30. The most common barrier to community re-entry that a patient with dis-
abilities encounters is:: societal attitudes
31. What is a characteristic of the autonomous neurogenic bowel?: flaccid anal
sphincter
32. Which cranial nerves innervate the muscles necessary for eye movemnet?-
: oculomotor, abducens, and trochlear
33. The factor determining Social Security Disability Insurance eligibility is
that the person:: can no longer engage in gainful activity
34. In a patient with hemiplegia, how should the affected shoulder be posi-
tioned to minimize the risk of shoulder problems?: abduction
35. In developing a discharge plan, it is MOST essential to consider the pa-
tient's:: previous lifestyle
36. The sensory strip is located in the:: parietal lobe
37. A neurological exam of a pt. with a complete lower motor neuron lesion
would demonstrate which reflex activity?: bulbocavernosus absent
38. What intervention would help a pateint with figure ground deficit to dress
independently?: choose distinct colors or patterns for different articles of clothing
39. When assisting a patient with spastic cerebral palsy to perform activities
of daily living, what action is most important?: moving spastic body parts with
slow, even movements
