NR 509 MIDTERM EXAM SCRIPT
COMPLETE ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ When examining the face, the FNP is aware that the two pairs of
salivary gland's that are
accessible to examination are the _____ glands
Answer: Parotid and submandibular
◉ A patient comes to the clinic complaining of neck and shoulder
pain and is unable to turn her
head. The FNP suspects damage to cranial nerve ____ and proceeds
with the examination
by____
Answer: XI; asking the patient you should have her shoulders
against resistance
◉ When examining a patient's cranial nerve function, the FNP
remembers that the muscles in the
neck that are innervated by CN XI are the:
Answer: Sternomastoid and trapezius
◉ The patient's laboratory data reveal an elevated thyroxine level.
The FNP would proceed with an
examination of the _____ gland
, Answer: Thyroid
◉ A patient says that she has recently noticed a lump in the front
of her neck below her "Adams
apple" that seems to be getting bigger. During the assessment, the
finding that leaves the FNP to
suspect that this may not be a cancerous thyroid nodule is that the
lump:
Answer: Is mobile and not hard
◉ The FNP notices that the patient's submental lymph nodes are
enlarged. In an effort to identify
the cause of the node enlargement, the FNP would assess the
patient's:
Answer: Area proximal to the enlarged node
◉ The FNP is aware that the four areas in the body were lymph
nodes accessible are the:
Answer: Head and neck, arms, inguinal area, and axillae
◉ A 52-year-old patient describes the presence of occasional
floaters or spots moving in front of his
eyes. The FNP should know that floaters are usually not
significant and are caused
by:
COMPLETE ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ When examining the face, the FNP is aware that the two pairs of
salivary gland's that are
accessible to examination are the _____ glands
Answer: Parotid and submandibular
◉ A patient comes to the clinic complaining of neck and shoulder
pain and is unable to turn her
head. The FNP suspects damage to cranial nerve ____ and proceeds
with the examination
by____
Answer: XI; asking the patient you should have her shoulders
against resistance
◉ When examining a patient's cranial nerve function, the FNP
remembers that the muscles in the
neck that are innervated by CN XI are the:
Answer: Sternomastoid and trapezius
◉ The patient's laboratory data reveal an elevated thyroxine level.
The FNP would proceed with an
examination of the _____ gland
, Answer: Thyroid
◉ A patient says that she has recently noticed a lump in the front
of her neck below her "Adams
apple" that seems to be getting bigger. During the assessment, the
finding that leaves the FNP to
suspect that this may not be a cancerous thyroid nodule is that the
lump:
Answer: Is mobile and not hard
◉ The FNP notices that the patient's submental lymph nodes are
enlarged. In an effort to identify
the cause of the node enlargement, the FNP would assess the
patient's:
Answer: Area proximal to the enlarged node
◉ The FNP is aware that the four areas in the body were lymph
nodes accessible are the:
Answer: Head and neck, arms, inguinal area, and axillae
◉ A 52-year-old patient describes the presence of occasional
floaters or spots moving in front of his
eyes. The FNP should know that floaters are usually not
significant and are caused
by:
