NUR6001 EXAM 3 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
A 30 year old women tells the NP that she had been very unsteady and she had
difficulties maintaining her balance. What area of the brain would the NP be
concerned about with these findings?
A. thalamus
B. brainstem
C. cerebellum
D. extrapyramidal tract
C. cerebellum
During an assessment of the cranial nerves, the nurse practitioner finds the
following: asymmetry when the patient frowns or smiles, uneven lifting of the
eyebrows, sagging of the lower eyelid and escape of the air when the NP presses
against the right puffed cheeks. This would indicate dysfunction of the which of
these cranial nerves?
A. motor component of cranial nerve VII
B. motor component of cranial nerve IV
C. motor and sensory component of cranial nerve XI
D. motor component of cranial nerve X and sensory component of cranial nerve
VII
A. motor component of cranial nerve VII
During a neurological assessment of a healthy 35 year old patient, the NP asks him
to relax his muscles completely. The NP then moves each extremity through full
range of motion. Which of these results would the NP expect to find?
A. firm, rigid resistance to movement
B. mild, even resistance to movement
, C. hypotonic muscles as a result of total relaxation
D. pain with some direction of movement
B. mild, even resistance to movement
The NP is conducting an assessment on a 29 year old woman who visits the clinic
complaining of always dropping things and falling down. While testing rapid
alternating movements, the NP notices that the woman is unable to pat both her
knees. Her response is very slow, and misses frequently. What should the NP
suspect?
A. dysfunction of the cerebellum
B. vestibular disease
C. lesion of cranial nerve IX
D. inability to understand directions
A. dysfunction of the cerebellum
The NP is performing a neurological assessment of on a 41 year old woman with a
history of diabetes. When testing her ability to feel the vibrations of a tuning fork,
the NP notices that the patient is unable to feel vibration on the great toe or ankle
bilaterally, but she is able to feel vibrations on both patellae. Given this
information, what would the NP suspect?
A. hyperalgesia
B. hyperesthesia
C. peripheral neuropathy
D. lesion of sensory cortex
C. peripheral neuropathy
The NP is testing superficial reflexes on an adult patient. When stroking up the
lateral side of the sole and across the ball of the foot, the NP notices the planter
flexion on the toes. How would the NP document this finding
A. Positive babinski sign
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
A 30 year old women tells the NP that she had been very unsteady and she had
difficulties maintaining her balance. What area of the brain would the NP be
concerned about with these findings?
A. thalamus
B. brainstem
C. cerebellum
D. extrapyramidal tract
C. cerebellum
During an assessment of the cranial nerves, the nurse practitioner finds the
following: asymmetry when the patient frowns or smiles, uneven lifting of the
eyebrows, sagging of the lower eyelid and escape of the air when the NP presses
against the right puffed cheeks. This would indicate dysfunction of the which of
these cranial nerves?
A. motor component of cranial nerve VII
B. motor component of cranial nerve IV
C. motor and sensory component of cranial nerve XI
D. motor component of cranial nerve X and sensory component of cranial nerve
VII
A. motor component of cranial nerve VII
During a neurological assessment of a healthy 35 year old patient, the NP asks him
to relax his muscles completely. The NP then moves each extremity through full
range of motion. Which of these results would the NP expect to find?
A. firm, rigid resistance to movement
B. mild, even resistance to movement
, C. hypotonic muscles as a result of total relaxation
D. pain with some direction of movement
B. mild, even resistance to movement
The NP is conducting an assessment on a 29 year old woman who visits the clinic
complaining of always dropping things and falling down. While testing rapid
alternating movements, the NP notices that the woman is unable to pat both her
knees. Her response is very slow, and misses frequently. What should the NP
suspect?
A. dysfunction of the cerebellum
B. vestibular disease
C. lesion of cranial nerve IX
D. inability to understand directions
A. dysfunction of the cerebellum
The NP is performing a neurological assessment of on a 41 year old woman with a
history of diabetes. When testing her ability to feel the vibrations of a tuning fork,
the NP notices that the patient is unable to feel vibration on the great toe or ankle
bilaterally, but she is able to feel vibrations on both patellae. Given this
information, what would the NP suspect?
A. hyperalgesia
B. hyperesthesia
C. peripheral neuropathy
D. lesion of sensory cortex
C. peripheral neuropathy
The NP is testing superficial reflexes on an adult patient. When stroking up the
lateral side of the sole and across the ball of the foot, the NP notices the planter
flexion on the toes. How would the NP document this finding
A. Positive babinski sign
