CRRN Certification Exam Practice Questions & Answers
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The INITIAL purpose of stump wrapping is to: - CORRECT ANSWER-aid in venous return and
reduce swelling
What is an important travel tip for people with COPD? - CORRECT ANSWER-avoid elevation
above 4000 feet unless in a pressurized cabin
What produces esophageal speech? - CORRECT ANSWER-burping to exert pressure and
produce vibration
What is not included in a patient's occupational history? - CORRECT ANSWER-past learning
difficulties
Blindness of the nasal half of one eye and the temporal half of the other is known as: -
CORRECT ANSWER-homonymous hemianopsia
The terms perceived "susceptibility," "perceived threat," and "cues to action" are important
concepts in which nursing theory? - CORRECT ANSWER-health belief model
What bladder disorder will MOST likely be present in a patient with a CVA? - CORRECT
ANSWER-uninhibited neurogenic bladder
,What is the legal definition of blindness? - CORRECT ANSWER-visual field restriction of up
to 20 degrees or central visual acuity in the better eye of no more than 20/200
Pursed lip breathing improves oxygenation because it: - CORRECT ANSWER-keeps the
alveoli open longer
What is a result of injury to the satiety center? - CORRECT ANSWER-overeating
Tardive dyskinesia, associated with the prolonged use of psychotropic drugs, may be
assessed by instructing the patient to: - CORRECT ANSWER-grimace, smile, frown, pucker,
and chew
With normal capillary perfusion, the color will return within: - CORRECT ANSWER-3 seconds
What is an appropriate nursing intervention for a pt. experiencing physiological and/or
psychosocial disturbances who has recently been transferred from one environment to
another? - CORRECT ANSWER-encourage pt's verbalization of feelings
A patient who is unwilling to discuss his disability or to touch or look at his involved body
parts may have a nursing diagnosis of: - CORRECT ANSWER-body image disturbance
What is a principle upon which learning depends? - CORRECT ANSWER-providing for
learner participation
, Autonomous areflexic bladder dysfunction occurs when a lesion involves: - CORRECT
ANSWER-both the motor and sensory components of the sacral segments of the spinal cord
Reflexogenic erections are possible when which spinal segments are perserved? - CORRECT
ANSWER-sacral
What is the Barthel Index? - CORRECT ANSWER-consists of 10 items that measure a
person's daily functioning specifically the activities of daily living and mobility
What is a normal finding when assessing the skin of an elderly person? - CORRECT
ANSWER-decreased subcutaneous fat
What is the premise of the Bobath neurodevelopmental technique? - CORRECT ANSWER-
pt's learn the sensation of movement, not the movement itself
Sleep deprivation can result in: - CORRECT ANSWER-psychosis
A patient who presents with drooling or insufficiently chewed food has a problem in which
phase of the swallowing process? - CORRECT ANSWER-oral
Upon discharge, what is the MOST important learning outcome for the patient with
quadriplegia? - CORRECT ANSWER-demonstrating knowledge and skills of self care
Which part of the brain control temperature? - CORRECT ANSWER-hypothalamus
(Latest Update, 100% Verified)
The INITIAL purpose of stump wrapping is to: - CORRECT ANSWER-aid in venous return and
reduce swelling
What is an important travel tip for people with COPD? - CORRECT ANSWER-avoid elevation
above 4000 feet unless in a pressurized cabin
What produces esophageal speech? - CORRECT ANSWER-burping to exert pressure and
produce vibration
What is not included in a patient's occupational history? - CORRECT ANSWER-past learning
difficulties
Blindness of the nasal half of one eye and the temporal half of the other is known as: -
CORRECT ANSWER-homonymous hemianopsia
The terms perceived "susceptibility," "perceived threat," and "cues to action" are important
concepts in which nursing theory? - CORRECT ANSWER-health belief model
What bladder disorder will MOST likely be present in a patient with a CVA? - CORRECT
ANSWER-uninhibited neurogenic bladder
,What is the legal definition of blindness? - CORRECT ANSWER-visual field restriction of up
to 20 degrees or central visual acuity in the better eye of no more than 20/200
Pursed lip breathing improves oxygenation because it: - CORRECT ANSWER-keeps the
alveoli open longer
What is a result of injury to the satiety center? - CORRECT ANSWER-overeating
Tardive dyskinesia, associated with the prolonged use of psychotropic drugs, may be
assessed by instructing the patient to: - CORRECT ANSWER-grimace, smile, frown, pucker,
and chew
With normal capillary perfusion, the color will return within: - CORRECT ANSWER-3 seconds
What is an appropriate nursing intervention for a pt. experiencing physiological and/or
psychosocial disturbances who has recently been transferred from one environment to
another? - CORRECT ANSWER-encourage pt's verbalization of feelings
A patient who is unwilling to discuss his disability or to touch or look at his involved body
parts may have a nursing diagnosis of: - CORRECT ANSWER-body image disturbance
What is a principle upon which learning depends? - CORRECT ANSWER-providing for
learner participation
, Autonomous areflexic bladder dysfunction occurs when a lesion involves: - CORRECT
ANSWER-both the motor and sensory components of the sacral segments of the spinal cord
Reflexogenic erections are possible when which spinal segments are perserved? - CORRECT
ANSWER-sacral
What is the Barthel Index? - CORRECT ANSWER-consists of 10 items that measure a
person's daily functioning specifically the activities of daily living and mobility
What is a normal finding when assessing the skin of an elderly person? - CORRECT
ANSWER-decreased subcutaneous fat
What is the premise of the Bobath neurodevelopmental technique? - CORRECT ANSWER-
pt's learn the sensation of movement, not the movement itself
Sleep deprivation can result in: - CORRECT ANSWER-psychosis
A patient who presents with drooling or insufficiently chewed food has a problem in which
phase of the swallowing process? - CORRECT ANSWER-oral
Upon discharge, what is the MOST important learning outcome for the patient with
quadriplegia? - CORRECT ANSWER-demonstrating knowledge and skills of self care
Which part of the brain control temperature? - CORRECT ANSWER-hypothalamus
