NUR 212 - HEALTH ASSESSMENT
FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
A 65 year old man has noticed a change in her personality and
his ability to understand. He also cries and becomes angry very
easily. The cerebral lobe responsible for these behaviors is the
________ lobe. - correct answer- Frontal lobe
a common cause of conductive hearing loss is - correct
answer- otitis media (middle ear infection) & impacted
cerumen
a patient has blurred peripheral vision. You suspect glaucoma
and assess the visual fields. a patient with normal vision would
see your moving finger temporarily at: - correct answer-
90 degrees
a patient is known to be blind in the left eye. what happens to
the pupils when the right eye is illuminated by a penlight beam?
- correct answer- both pupils constrict
, a patient with a head injury has clear, watery drainage from the
ear. how should you proceed? - correct answer-
assess the presence of glucose in the drainage.
A positive Babinski sign is: - correct answer-
dorsiflexion of the big toe and fanning of all toes
a throbbing, unilateral pain associated with nausea, vomiting,
and photophobia is characteristic of: - correct answer-
migraine headache
Abducens - correct answer- lateral movement of the
eyes
Acoustic Nerve - correct answer- Hearing and
equilibrium
before examining a patients ear with the otoscope, you would
palpate which for tenderness? - correct answer-
pinna, tragus, and mastoid process
Bell palsy is characterized by: - correct answer-
unilateral paralysis of half of the face
FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
A 65 year old man has noticed a change in her personality and
his ability to understand. He also cries and becomes angry very
easily. The cerebral lobe responsible for these behaviors is the
________ lobe. - correct answer- Frontal lobe
a common cause of conductive hearing loss is - correct
answer- otitis media (middle ear infection) & impacted
cerumen
a patient has blurred peripheral vision. You suspect glaucoma
and assess the visual fields. a patient with normal vision would
see your moving finger temporarily at: - correct answer-
90 degrees
a patient is known to be blind in the left eye. what happens to
the pupils when the right eye is illuminated by a penlight beam?
- correct answer- both pupils constrict
, a patient with a head injury has clear, watery drainage from the
ear. how should you proceed? - correct answer-
assess the presence of glucose in the drainage.
A positive Babinski sign is: - correct answer-
dorsiflexion of the big toe and fanning of all toes
a throbbing, unilateral pain associated with nausea, vomiting,
and photophobia is characteristic of: - correct answer-
migraine headache
Abducens - correct answer- lateral movement of the
eyes
Acoustic Nerve - correct answer- Hearing and
equilibrium
before examining a patients ear with the otoscope, you would
palpate which for tenderness? - correct answer-
pinna, tragus, and mastoid process
Bell palsy is characterized by: - correct answer-
unilateral paralysis of half of the face
