NURS 330 Final - Neuro Practice Questions and answers 2025.

NURS 330 Final - Neuro Practice
Questions and answers 2025
To tests the seventh cranial nerve, what is the most appropriate
assessment for the nurse to conduct this test?
Having the patient smile and clench their teeth
A nurse understands that the neurological test that examines a
patient's tactile ability to recognize writing in the palm of their hand
is what?
Graphesthesia
Which of the following gaits is manifested by an excessive lift of the
hip and knee with the inability to walk on the heels?
Steppage gait
Which of the following refers to a patient who has a neck and elbow
extension, with the wrist and the fingers flexed?
Decerebrate rigidity
A nurse is performing a neurological exam on a patient. Which of
the following assessments should the nurse perform to test the
client's balance? Select all that apply.
a) romberg test
b) heel to toe walk
c) snellen test
d) spinal accessory function
e) rosenbaum test
A and B
The nurse is testing client's CN X (Vagus). What components of the
assessment will the nurse test? Select all that apply.
a) Gag reflex
b) PERRLA
C) Smile and frown
d) Speech quality
E) Swallowing
A, D, & E
The nurse has asked a pt. to stick out their tongue and move it from
side to side. What cranial nerve is the nurse testing?