Assessment
Exam 3 Review
Questions
&Answers
2026
,AdvancedAHealthAAssessmentAExamA3AR
eviewAQuestionsA&AAnswers
TheAwifeAofAaA65-year-
oldAclientAtellsAtheAnurseAthatAsheAisAconcernedAbecauseAsheAhasAnotice
dAaAchangeAinAherAhusband'sApersonalityAandAabilityAtoAunderstand.AHeA
alsoAcriesAandAbecomesAangryAveryAeasily.ATheAnurseArecallsAthatAtheAc
erebralAlobeAresponsibleAforAtheseAbehaviorsAisAtheA lobe.
A) frontal
B) parietal
C) occipital
D) temporalA-AA
AACLIENTAWASAADMITTEDATOATHEAEDAWITHASLURREDASPEEC
H.ATHEANURSEANOTESATHATATHISACOULDABEADUEATOADYSFU
NCTIONAOFAWHATACRANIALANERVE(S)?
A) CranialANerveAI
B) CranialANerveAV
C) CranialANervesAIXAandAX
D) CranialANerveAIIIA-AC
TheAnurseAisAassessingAaAclientAwhoAmayAhaveAsufferedAaAstroke.AWhic
hAofAtheseAstatementsAisAtrueAconcerningAareasAofAtheAbrain?
A) TheAcerebellumAisAtheAcenterAforAspeechAandAemotions.
B) TheAhypothalamusAcontrolsAtemperatureAandAregulatesAsleep.
C) TheAbasalAgangliaAareAresponsibleAforAcontrollingAvoluntaryAmovements.
D) MotorApathwaysAofAtheAspinalAcordAandAbrainstemAsynapseAinAtheAtha
lamus.A-AB
TheAnurseAisAtestingAtheAfunctionAofAcranialAnerveAXI.AWhichAofAtheseA
bestAdescribesAtheAresponseAtheAnurseAshouldAexpectAifAtheAnerveAisAint
act?ATheAclient:
A) demonstratesAabilityAtoAhearAnormalAconversation.
, B) sticksAtongueAoutAmidlineAwithoutAtremorsAorAdeviation.
C) followsAanAobjectAwithAbothAeyesAwithoutAnystagmusAorAstrabismus.
D) movesAtheAheadAandAshouldersAagainstAresistanceAwithAequalAstrength.
A-AD
DuringAtheAhistory,AaAclientAtellsAtheAnurseAthatA"itAfeelsAlikeAtheAroom
AisAspinningAaroundAme."ATheAnurseAwouldAdocumentAthisAas:
A) vertigo.
B) syncope.
C) dizziness.
D) seizureAactivityA-AA
AAfemaleAclientAisAinAtheAclinicAwithAweaknessAinAherAleftAarmAand
AlegAthatAsheAhasAnoticedAforAtheApastAweek.AwhichAtypeAofAneurolo
gicAexaminationAwouldAbeAmostAappropriateAforAthisAclient?
A) GlasgowAComaAScale
B) NeurologicARecheckAExamination
C) NeurologicAScreeningAExamination
D) CompleteANeurologicAExaminationA-AD
DuringAaAneurologicalAassessment,AtheAnurseAfindsAtheAfollowing:Aasymme
tryAwhenAtheAclientAsmilesAorAfrowns,AunevenAliftingAofAeyebrows,Asaggi
ngAofAtheAlowerAeyelids,AandAescapeAofAairAfromAoneAsideAonlyAwhenA
theAnurseApressesAagainstAtheApuffedAcheeks.AThisAwouldAindicateAdysfun
ctionAofAwhichAofAtheseAcranialAnerves?
A) MotorAcomponentAofAIV
B) MotorAcomponentAofAVII
C) MotorAandAsensoryAcomponentsAofAXI
D) MotorAcomponentAofAXAandAsensoryAcomponentAofAVIIA-AB
AAfemaleAclientAtellsAtheAnurseAthatAsheAhasAbeenAveryAunsteadyAandA
hasAhadAdifficultyAinAmaintainingAherAbalance.ATheAnurseAsuspectsAthisA
couldAbeAdueAtoAdysfunctionAofAwhichAareaAofAtheAbrain?