BNMN 501 - Questions With Verified Solutions (A+)
For which patient condition would you most likely expect a capillary refill
time longer than two seconds?
Malignant melanoma.
Inflammatory bowel disease.
Peripheral vascular disease.
Multiple sclerosis. Right Ans - Peripheral vascular disease
Which of the following is incorrect about pain in the older adult?
Opioids are often the drug of choice.
Older patients may have more than one source of pain.
There is a greater likelihood of having developed a pathological condition
accompanied by pain.
Elderly people who are confused or cognitively impaired do not experience
pain. Right Ans - Elderly people who are confused or cognitively impaired
do not experience pain.
Where is the correct location to auscultate the apical pulse?
Fourth intercostal space, left midclavicular line.
Second intercostal space, right midclavicular line.
Third intercostal space, mid axilla.
Fifth intercostal space, left midclavicular line. Right Ans - Fifth intercostal
space, left midclavicular line.
Which of the following would be the most appropriate for you as the student
nurse to do next, after a patient LOC?
Leave the patient to go and talk to the other residents about what happened.
Perform a Glasgow Coma Score.
Refer the patient for immediate follow-up.
Ask if the patient has ever had a seizure. Right Ans - Perform a Glasgow
Coma Score.
When performing a physical examination, which of the following would be
most appropriate?
Allow the patient to remain dressed.
Omit intrusive parts of the exam.
Dim the room light.
, Try to minimize position changes for the patient. Right Ans - Try to
minimize position changes for the patient.
Which test would be most appropriate to perform when assessing the patient
eye muscle strength and cranial nerve function?
Visual fields test.
Cover test.
Corneal light reflex test.
Extra ocular movement test. Right Ans - Extra ocular movement test.
Which of the following nursing assessments will give you objective data
relating to the functioning of the patient's cerebellum?
Vital signs.
Coordination.
Glasgow Coma Score
Cardiac function. Right Ans - Coordination.
The registered nurse is having difficulty eliciting a patellar reflex. Which of the
following would be most appropriate for the nurse to have the patient do?
Lock the fingers together and pull against each other.
Stretch the arms over head.
Squeeze a thigh with the opposite hand.
Clench the jaw tightly. Right Ans - Lock the fingers together and pull
against each other.
The patient's patellar reflex is normal. Which of the following is the correct
number to document this?
2+.
3+.
4+.
5+. Right Ans - 2+
Which of the following would be the most likely sign of a frontal lobe
contusion?
Inability to hear high‐pitched sounds.
Difficulty speaking.
Blurred vision.
Loss of tactile sensation. Right Ans - Difficulty speaking.
For which patient condition would you most likely expect a capillary refill
time longer than two seconds?
Malignant melanoma.
Inflammatory bowel disease.
Peripheral vascular disease.
Multiple sclerosis. Right Ans - Peripheral vascular disease
Which of the following is incorrect about pain in the older adult?
Opioids are often the drug of choice.
Older patients may have more than one source of pain.
There is a greater likelihood of having developed a pathological condition
accompanied by pain.
Elderly people who are confused or cognitively impaired do not experience
pain. Right Ans - Elderly people who are confused or cognitively impaired
do not experience pain.
Where is the correct location to auscultate the apical pulse?
Fourth intercostal space, left midclavicular line.
Second intercostal space, right midclavicular line.
Third intercostal space, mid axilla.
Fifth intercostal space, left midclavicular line. Right Ans - Fifth intercostal
space, left midclavicular line.
Which of the following would be the most appropriate for you as the student
nurse to do next, after a patient LOC?
Leave the patient to go and talk to the other residents about what happened.
Perform a Glasgow Coma Score.
Refer the patient for immediate follow-up.
Ask if the patient has ever had a seizure. Right Ans - Perform a Glasgow
Coma Score.
When performing a physical examination, which of the following would be
most appropriate?
Allow the patient to remain dressed.
Omit intrusive parts of the exam.
Dim the room light.
, Try to minimize position changes for the patient. Right Ans - Try to
minimize position changes for the patient.
Which test would be most appropriate to perform when assessing the patient
eye muscle strength and cranial nerve function?
Visual fields test.
Cover test.
Corneal light reflex test.
Extra ocular movement test. Right Ans - Extra ocular movement test.
Which of the following nursing assessments will give you objective data
relating to the functioning of the patient's cerebellum?
Vital signs.
Coordination.
Glasgow Coma Score
Cardiac function. Right Ans - Coordination.
The registered nurse is having difficulty eliciting a patellar reflex. Which of the
following would be most appropriate for the nurse to have the patient do?
Lock the fingers together and pull against each other.
Stretch the arms over head.
Squeeze a thigh with the opposite hand.
Clench the jaw tightly. Right Ans - Lock the fingers together and pull
against each other.
The patient's patellar reflex is normal. Which of the following is the correct
number to document this?
2+.
3+.
4+.
5+. Right Ans - 2+
Which of the following would be the most likely sign of a frontal lobe
contusion?
Inability to hear high‐pitched sounds.
Difficulty speaking.
Blurred vision.
Loss of tactile sensation. Right Ans - Difficulty speaking.
