OpenStax Clinical Nursing Skills Test Bank
Chapter 22: Assessment of the Head and Neck
OpenStax Clinical Nursing Skills Nursing
Test Bank
Chapter 22: Assessment of the Head and Neck
Review Questions
Multiple Choice
1. Which patient’s headache requires immediate attention?
A. a headache in the forehead, temples, upper neck, and back of the head following a
procedure a day ago
B. a headache on both sides of the head that worsens with activity
C. a sudden, severe headache described as the “worst in my life”*
D. a throbbing headache on one side of the head with accompanying light sensitivity.
LO: 22.1.3
Difficulty: Moderate
Blooms: Application
AACN: 2.5c
2. A nurse is caring for a patient who is on high-dose corticosteroids. Which symptoms would
be related to this medication?
A. difficulty closing an eyelid
B. pale lines running down the forehead
C. prominent forehead with protruding jaw
D. round or “moon” face*
LO: 22.1.3
Difficulty: Difficult
Blooms: Application
AACN: 2.5e
3. A patient comes into the emergency department following getting hit in the head by a
baseball. Which test does the nurse anticipate?
A. complete blood count (CBC)
B. computerized tomography (CT) scan*
C. electromyography (EMG)
D. x-ray
LO: 22.1.3
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Chapter 22: Assessment of the Head and Neck
Difficulty: Moderate
Blooms: Application
AACN: 2.3d
4. A patient presents with a headache in the forehead and around the eyes. His vital signs are
T 99.8F, HR 104, RR 20, BP 156/89. What is the cause?
A. hypertension
B. migraine
C. sinus infection*
D. stress
LO: 22.1.3
Difficulty: Difficult
Blooms: Analyzing
AACN: 2.4b
5. Which eye condition is a tender, noninfectious bump of the eyelid caused by a blocked
meibomian?
A. chalazion*
B. ectropion
C. exophthalmos
D. hordeolum
LO: 22.2.3
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Remembering
AACN: 2.4c
6. Which eye condition causes the vision to distort as seen in the image below?
A. cataract*
B. glaucoma
C. macular degeneration
D. papilledema
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Chapter 22: Assessment of the Head and Neck
OpenStax Clinical Nursing Skills Nursing
Test Bank
Chapter 22: Assessment of the Head and Neck
Review Questions
Multiple Choice
1. Which patient’s headache requires immediate attention?
A. a headache in the forehead, temples, upper neck, and back of the head following a
procedure a day ago
B. a headache on both sides of the head that worsens with activity
C. a sudden, severe headache described as the “worst in my life”*
D. a throbbing headache on one side of the head with accompanying light sensitivity.
LO: 22.1.3
Difficulty: Moderate
Blooms: Application
AACN: 2.5c
2. A nurse is caring for a patient who is on high-dose corticosteroids. Which symptoms would
be related to this medication?
A. difficulty closing an eyelid
B. pale lines running down the forehead
C. prominent forehead with protruding jaw
D. round or “moon” face*
LO: 22.1.3
Difficulty: Difficult
Blooms: Application
AACN: 2.5e
3. A patient comes into the emergency department following getting hit in the head by a
baseball. Which test does the nurse anticipate?
A. complete blood count (CBC)
B. computerized tomography (CT) scan*
C. electromyography (EMG)
D. x-ray
LO: 22.1.3
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Chapter 22: Assessment of the Head and Neck
Difficulty: Moderate
Blooms: Application
AACN: 2.3d
4. A patient presents with a headache in the forehead and around the eyes. His vital signs are
T 99.8F, HR 104, RR 20, BP 156/89. What is the cause?
A. hypertension
B. migraine
C. sinus infection*
D. stress
LO: 22.1.3
Difficulty: Difficult
Blooms: Analyzing
AACN: 2.4b
5. Which eye condition is a tender, noninfectious bump of the eyelid caused by a blocked
meibomian?
A. chalazion*
B. ectropion
C. exophthalmos
D. hordeolum
LO: 22.2.3
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Remembering
AACN: 2.4c
6. Which eye condition causes the vision to distort as seen in the image below?
A. cataract*
B. glaucoma
C. macular degeneration
D. papilledema
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