You place a quarter in your client's hand and ask him to identify it without
looking. You are testing which discriminative sensation? ~CORRECT
ANSWER~✓✓Stereognosis
Which of the following neurological tests assess the sensory system?
~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Vibration and position
When you ask a 68 year old patient to stand with his feet together and arms
at his sides with eyes closed, he starts to sway and moves his feet further
apart and stumbles. You would document this as ~CORRECT
ANSWER~✓✓Positive Romberg's sign
Which of the following responses would the NP recognize as worrisome?
~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Dorsiflexion of the great toe when eliciting a
plantar response
The NP examines a 6 month old infant girl for a well child visit. The
presence of which of the following reflexes will be noted as normal?
~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Landau reflex or parachute reflex are both
correct
,The NP uses the get up and go (TUG) test to evaluate mobility of a 75 year
old male patient. The expectation is that the patient should be able to
complete this in ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓10 seconds
A patient reports problems with balance. On physical exam you notice an
unsteady gait. This most likely represents a disturbance in ~CORRECT
ANSWER~✓✓Cerebellum function
The NP demonstrates and had the patient demonstrate rapid alternating
movements to assess ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Coordination
Biceps reflex response ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Flexion at the elbow
Brachioradialis reflex response ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Flexion at the
forearm
Achilles reflex response ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Plantar flexion at the
ankle
Triceps reflex response ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Extension at the elbow
Quadriceps/Patellar reflex response ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Extension at
the knee
, CN II ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Check the patient's vision
CN V ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Palpate the temporal and masseter
muscles as the patient clenches his jaw
CN VII ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Have the client raise both eyebrows,
close both eyes tightly, puff out his cheeks and smile
CN XI ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Have the patient shrug their shoulders
upward against your hands
CN XII ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Ask the patient to stick out their tongue
When performing a rectal exam, you note a firm, irregularly shaped mass.
What would be an appropriate response ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Report
finding and refer the patient to a GI specialist for further evaluation
Cervical motion tenderness is associated with what condition ~CORRECT
ANSWER~✓✓Pelvic inflammatory disease
looking. You are testing which discriminative sensation? ~CORRECT
ANSWER~✓✓Stereognosis
Which of the following neurological tests assess the sensory system?
~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Vibration and position
When you ask a 68 year old patient to stand with his feet together and arms
at his sides with eyes closed, he starts to sway and moves his feet further
apart and stumbles. You would document this as ~CORRECT
ANSWER~✓✓Positive Romberg's sign
Which of the following responses would the NP recognize as worrisome?
~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Dorsiflexion of the great toe when eliciting a
plantar response
The NP examines a 6 month old infant girl for a well child visit. The
presence of which of the following reflexes will be noted as normal?
~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Landau reflex or parachute reflex are both
correct
,The NP uses the get up and go (TUG) test to evaluate mobility of a 75 year
old male patient. The expectation is that the patient should be able to
complete this in ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓10 seconds
A patient reports problems with balance. On physical exam you notice an
unsteady gait. This most likely represents a disturbance in ~CORRECT
ANSWER~✓✓Cerebellum function
The NP demonstrates and had the patient demonstrate rapid alternating
movements to assess ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Coordination
Biceps reflex response ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Flexion at the elbow
Brachioradialis reflex response ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Flexion at the
forearm
Achilles reflex response ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Plantar flexion at the
ankle
Triceps reflex response ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Extension at the elbow
Quadriceps/Patellar reflex response ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Extension at
the knee
, CN II ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Check the patient's vision
CN V ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Palpate the temporal and masseter
muscles as the patient clenches his jaw
CN VII ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Have the client raise both eyebrows,
close both eyes tightly, puff out his cheeks and smile
CN XI ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Have the patient shrug their shoulders
upward against your hands
CN XII ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Ask the patient to stick out their tongue
When performing a rectal exam, you note a firm, irregularly shaped mass.
What would be an appropriate response ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Report
finding and refer the patient to a GI specialist for further evaluation
Cervical motion tenderness is associated with what condition ~CORRECT
ANSWER~✓✓Pelvic inflammatory disease
