1|Page
NR-509-Week 2 Quizs and Answers with Verified
Solutions 2025 | 2026
1) A mother brings her two month old daughter in for an
examination says "my daughter rolled over against the wall and
now I have noticed that she has the spot soft on the top of her
head, is there something terribly wrong?" The FNP's best
response would be: - ANSWER "That soft spot is normal and
actually allows for growth of the brain during the first year of
your baby's life"
2) During percussion the FNP knows that a dull percussion note
elicited over a lung lobe. This most likely results from: -
ANSWER Increased density of lung tissue
3) The patient is unable to differentiate between sharp and dull
stimulation to both sides of her face. The FNP suspects Damage
to: - ANSWER The trigeminal nerve
, 2|Page
4) 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
5) 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
6) 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
7) The patient's laboratory data reveal an elevated thyroxine
level. The FNP would proceed with an examination of the _____
gland - ANSWER Thyroid
8) 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
NR-509-Week 2 Quizs and Answers with Verified
Solutions 2025 | 2026
1) A mother brings her two month old daughter in for an
examination says "my daughter rolled over against the wall and
now I have noticed that she has the spot soft on the top of her
head, is there something terribly wrong?" The FNP's best
response would be: - ANSWER "That soft spot is normal and
actually allows for growth of the brain during the first year of
your baby's life"
2) During percussion the FNP knows that a dull percussion note
elicited over a lung lobe. This most likely results from: -
ANSWER Increased density of lung tissue
3) The patient is unable to differentiate between sharp and dull
stimulation to both sides of her face. The FNP suspects Damage
to: - ANSWER The trigeminal nerve
, 2|Page
4) 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
5) 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
6) 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
7) The patient's laboratory data reveal an elevated thyroxine
level. The FNP would proceed with an examination of the _____
gland - ANSWER Thyroid
8) 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
