BNMN 501 Exam (100%) - Questions And Detailed
Answers
Mrs Bagos was unresponsive for 30 seconds, and became conscious again
after 5 minutes. What is the next step to take as a student nurse? Right Ans
- Perform a Glasgow Coma Score (GCS).
When performing a physical examination of Winnie which of the following
would be most appropriate? Right Ans - Try to minimise position changes
for her.
Which test would be most appropriate to perform when assessing Winnies
eye muscle strength and cranial nerve function? Right Ans - Extra ocular
movement test.
Which of the following nursing assessments will give you objective data
relating to the functioning of Winnies cerebellum? Right Ans - Coordination
The RN is having difficulty eliciting a patellar reflex. Which of the following
would be most appropriate for the nurse to have Winnie do? Right Ans -
Lock the fingers together and pull against each other.
Winnies patellar reflex is normal. Which of the following is the correct
number to document this? Right Ans - 2+
Which of the following would be the most likely sign of a frontal lobe
contusion? Right Ans - Difficulty speaking.
Mrs Joyce Collins: BP check. History of myocardial infraction, has rheumatoid
arthritis and also T2DM. Has increasing right calf pain on walking, feet always
cold, lesion on right lower leg that wont heal: For which patient condition
would you most likely expect a capillary refill time longer than 2 seconds?
Right Ans - Peripheral vascular disease.
Which one of the following is a myth about pain in the older adult? Right
Ans - Elderly people who are confused or cognitively impaired do not have
pain.
, Which of the following represents the break in sounds between the first and
second sounds when auscultating Joyce's blood pressure? Right Ans -
Auscultatory gap.
You are having difficulty auscultating Joyce's heart sounds, specifically S1 and
S2. Which of the following would help? Right Ans - Palpate the carotid
pulse while auscultating the heart.
Which type of pain would be associated with arthritis? Right Ans - Chronic
Rangi Shand: 3 days of of clear nasal discharge with slight intermittent cough,
was awake last night with wheezing: When assessing Rangi which part of the
body would you assess for the presence of central cyanosis? Right Ans -
Oral mucosa.
Which of the following processes is not required in order for effective
respiration to occur? Right Ans - Obstruction.
Which of the following is a warning sign of acute respiratory distress?
Right Ans - A blue tinge to the mouth and lips.
Which of the following would be most important for you to remember when
auscultating Rangi's posterior chest? Right Ans - Listen at each site for at
least one complete respiratory cycle.
When auscultating the apices of Rangi's lungs, where would you place your
stethoscope? Right Ans - Slightly above the clavicle.
Which of the following describes a wheeze? Right Ans - High-pitched,
musical sounds heard primarily during expiration.
Which of the following signs is not associated with increased work of
breathing? Right Ans - RR of 12 breaths per min
Mrs Jones: Macular degeneration, past 2 months she doesnt seem well-
groomed and house is not clean like it used to be. She is lonely, hearing and
sight are getting worse: When performing a comprehensive assessment,
which part of the body would you assess for information about the motor
function of cranial nerve VII? Right Ans - Head and face.
Answers
Mrs Bagos was unresponsive for 30 seconds, and became conscious again
after 5 minutes. What is the next step to take as a student nurse? Right Ans
- Perform a Glasgow Coma Score (GCS).
When performing a physical examination of Winnie which of the following
would be most appropriate? Right Ans - Try to minimise position changes
for her.
Which test would be most appropriate to perform when assessing Winnies
eye muscle strength and cranial nerve function? Right Ans - Extra ocular
movement test.
Which of the following nursing assessments will give you objective data
relating to the functioning of Winnies cerebellum? Right Ans - Coordination
The RN is having difficulty eliciting a patellar reflex. Which of the following
would be most appropriate for the nurse to have Winnie do? Right Ans -
Lock the fingers together and pull against each other.
Winnies patellar reflex is normal. Which of the following is the correct
number to document this? Right Ans - 2+
Which of the following would be the most likely sign of a frontal lobe
contusion? Right Ans - Difficulty speaking.
Mrs Joyce Collins: BP check. History of myocardial infraction, has rheumatoid
arthritis and also T2DM. Has increasing right calf pain on walking, feet always
cold, lesion on right lower leg that wont heal: For which patient condition
would you most likely expect a capillary refill time longer than 2 seconds?
Right Ans - Peripheral vascular disease.
Which one of the following is a myth about pain in the older adult? Right
Ans - Elderly people who are confused or cognitively impaired do not have
pain.
, Which of the following represents the break in sounds between the first and
second sounds when auscultating Joyce's blood pressure? Right Ans -
Auscultatory gap.
You are having difficulty auscultating Joyce's heart sounds, specifically S1 and
S2. Which of the following would help? Right Ans - Palpate the carotid
pulse while auscultating the heart.
Which type of pain would be associated with arthritis? Right Ans - Chronic
Rangi Shand: 3 days of of clear nasal discharge with slight intermittent cough,
was awake last night with wheezing: When assessing Rangi which part of the
body would you assess for the presence of central cyanosis? Right Ans -
Oral mucosa.
Which of the following processes is not required in order for effective
respiration to occur? Right Ans - Obstruction.
Which of the following is a warning sign of acute respiratory distress?
Right Ans - A blue tinge to the mouth and lips.
Which of the following would be most important for you to remember when
auscultating Rangi's posterior chest? Right Ans - Listen at each site for at
least one complete respiratory cycle.
When auscultating the apices of Rangi's lungs, where would you place your
stethoscope? Right Ans - Slightly above the clavicle.
Which of the following describes a wheeze? Right Ans - High-pitched,
musical sounds heard primarily during expiration.
Which of the following signs is not associated with increased work of
breathing? Right Ans - RR of 12 breaths per min
Mrs Jones: Macular degeneration, past 2 months she doesnt seem well-
groomed and house is not clean like it used to be. She is lonely, hearing and
sight are getting worse: When performing a comprehensive assessment,
which part of the body would you assess for information about the motor
function of cranial nerve VII? Right Ans - Head and face.
