NR509 MIDTERM EXAM WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025 GRADED
A+
A teenage girl has arrived complaining of pain in her left
wrist. She was playing basketball when
she fell and landed on her left hand. The FNP examined
her hand and will expect a fracture if the
girl complains: correct answers >> Of sharp pain
that increases with movement
A patient has been diagnosed with osteoporosis and
asked the FNP "what is osteoporosis?" The
FNP explains to the patient that osteoporosis is defined
as: correct answers >> Loss of bone density
Patient states, "I can hear a crunching or grating sound
when I kneel". She also states "that it is
very difficult to get out of bed in the morning because of
stiffness and pain in my joints". The FNP
should assess for signs of what problem? correct
answers >> Crepitation
GRADED A+
,When taking the history on a patient with a seizure
disorder the FNP assesses whether the
patient has an aura. Which of these would be the best
question for obtaining this information? correct
answers >> Do you have any warning sign before you
receive your starts?
The FNP is teaching a class on osteoporosis prevention to
a group of post menopausal women. A
participant shows that she needs more instruction when
she states I will: correct answers >> " Start
swimming to increase my weight bearing exercise"
The FNP is performing a neurological assessment on a 41-
year-old woman with a history of
diabetes. When testing her ability to feel the vibrations of
a tuning fork the FNP notices that the
patient is unable to feel vibrations on the great toe or
ankle bilaterally, but she is able to feel
vibrations on both patella. Given this information what
would the FNP suspect? correct answers >>
Peripheral neuropathy
And 80-year-old woman is visiting the clinic for a check
up. She states "I can't walk as much as I
GRADED A+
, used to". The FNP is observing from motor dysfunction in
her hip and should have her: correct answers >>
Abduct her hip while she is lying on her back
The FNP is testing the function of cranial nerve XI. Which
of these best describes the response
the FNP should expect if the nerve is intact?The patient
correct answers >> Moves the head and shoulders
against resistance with equal strength
A 50-year-old woman is in a clinic for weakness in her left
arm and leg that she noticed for the
past week. The FNP should perform which type of
neurologic examination? correct answers >>
Complete neurologic examination
During the neurological assessment of a healthy 35-year-
old patient the FNP asks him to relax his
muscles completely. The FNP then moves each extremity
through full range of motion. Which of
these results would the FNP expect to find? correct
answers >> Mild, even resistance to movement
A woman who is 8 months pregnant comments that she
has noticed a change in posture and is
having lower back pain. The FNP tells her that during
pregnancy women have a posture shift to
GRADED A+
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025 GRADED
A+
A teenage girl has arrived complaining of pain in her left
wrist. She was playing basketball when
she fell and landed on her left hand. The FNP examined
her hand and will expect a fracture if the
girl complains: correct answers >> Of sharp pain
that increases with movement
A patient has been diagnosed with osteoporosis and
asked the FNP "what is osteoporosis?" The
FNP explains to the patient that osteoporosis is defined
as: correct answers >> Loss of bone density
Patient states, "I can hear a crunching or grating sound
when I kneel". She also states "that it is
very difficult to get out of bed in the morning because of
stiffness and pain in my joints". The FNP
should assess for signs of what problem? correct
answers >> Crepitation
GRADED A+
,When taking the history on a patient with a seizure
disorder the FNP assesses whether the
patient has an aura. Which of these would be the best
question for obtaining this information? correct
answers >> Do you have any warning sign before you
receive your starts?
The FNP is teaching a class on osteoporosis prevention to
a group of post menopausal women. A
participant shows that she needs more instruction when
she states I will: correct answers >> " Start
swimming to increase my weight bearing exercise"
The FNP is performing a neurological assessment on a 41-
year-old woman with a history of
diabetes. When testing her ability to feel the vibrations of
a tuning fork the FNP notices that the
patient is unable to feel vibrations on the great toe or
ankle bilaterally, but she is able to feel
vibrations on both patella. Given this information what
would the FNP suspect? correct answers >>
Peripheral neuropathy
And 80-year-old woman is visiting the clinic for a check
up. She states "I can't walk as much as I
GRADED A+
, used to". The FNP is observing from motor dysfunction in
her hip and should have her: correct answers >>
Abduct her hip while she is lying on her back
The FNP is testing the function of cranial nerve XI. Which
of these best describes the response
the FNP should expect if the nerve is intact?The patient
correct answers >> Moves the head and shoulders
against resistance with equal strength
A 50-year-old woman is in a clinic for weakness in her left
arm and leg that she noticed for the
past week. The FNP should perform which type of
neurologic examination? correct answers >>
Complete neurologic examination
During the neurological assessment of a healthy 35-year-
old patient the FNP asks him to relax his
muscles completely. The FNP then moves each extremity
through full range of motion. Which of
these results would the FNP expect to find? correct
answers >> Mild, even resistance to movement
A woman who is 8 months pregnant comments that she
has noticed a change in posture and is
having lower back pain. The FNP tells her that during
pregnancy women have a posture shift to
GRADED A+
