NEURO NCLEX PRACTICE EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A client is seen by a primary care provider because of difficulty walking. A neurological
assessment is done. A nurse informs the client that which assessment procedure was done to
test the functioning of the cerebellum?
a. Ask the client to shut eyes and distinguish whether the touch is with sharp or dull object
b. Ask the client to hold hands with palms up perpendicular to the body with eyes closed
c. Ask the client to grasp and squeeze 2 fingers of each of the examiner's hands
d. Ask the client to alternate placing hands up and then hands down on thighs as fast as
possible - ANS d. Ask the client to alternate placing hands up and then hands down on thighs
as fast as possible
A nurse is admitting a client with a diagnosis of meningitis. Which of the nurse's assessment
findings support this diagnosis? Select all that apply.
a. Nuchal rigidity
b. Severe headache
c. Pill-rolling tremor
d. Photophobia
e. Fever
f. Micrographia - ANS a. Nuchal rigidity
b. Severe headache
d. Photophobia
e. Fever
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A client is seen by a primary care provider because of difficulty walking. A neurological
assessment is done. A nurse informs the client that which assessment procedure was done to
test the functioning of the cerebellum?
a. Ask the client to shut eyes and distinguish whether the touch is with sharp or dull object
b. Ask the client to hold hands with palms up perpendicular to the body with eyes closed
c. Ask the client to grasp and squeeze 2 fingers of each of the examiner's hands
d. Ask the client to alternate placing hands up and then hands down on thighs as fast as
possible - ANS d. Ask the client to alternate placing hands up and then hands down on thighs
as fast as possible
A nurse is admitting a client with a diagnosis of meningitis. Which of the nurse's assessment
findings support this diagnosis? Select all that apply.
a. Nuchal rigidity
b. Severe headache
c. Pill-rolling tremor
d. Photophobia
e. Fever
f. Micrographia - ANS a. Nuchal rigidity
b. Severe headache
d. Photophobia
e. Fever
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