NR509 Midterm EXAM Questions and Answers
(Verified Answers) (Latest Update 2026)
UPDATE!!
A 50-year-old woman is in a clinic for weakness in her left arm
and leg that she noticed for the
past week. The FNP should perform which type of neurologic
examination? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Complete neurologic
examination
A teenage girl has arrived complaining of pain in her left wrist.
She was playing basketball when
she fell and landed on her left hand. The FNP examined her
hand and will expect a fracture if the
girl complains: - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Of sharp pain that increases
with movement
,A patient has been diagnosed with osteoporosis and asked the
FNP "what is osteoporosis?" The
FNP explains to the patient that osteoporosis is defined as: -
✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Loss of bone density
Patient states, "I can hear a crunching or grating sound when I
kneel". She also states "that it is
very difficult to get out of bed in the morning because of
stiffness and pain in my joints". The FNP
should assess for signs of what problem? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-
Crepitation
When taking the history on a patient with a seizure disorder the
FNP assesses whether the
patient has an aura. Which of these would be the best question
for obtaining this information? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Do you have
any warning sign before you receive your starts?
The FNP is teaching a class on osteoporosis prevention to a
group of post menopausal women. A
participant shows that she needs more instruction when she
states I will: - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-" Start swimming to increase
my weight bearing exercise"
,The FNP is performing a neurological assessment on a 41-year-
old woman with a history of
diabetes. When testing her ability to feel the vibrations of a
tuning fork the FNP notices that the
patient is unable to feel vibrations on the great toe or ankle
bilaterally, but she is able to feel
vibrations on both patella. Given this information what would
the FNP suspect? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Peripheral neuropathy
And 80-year-old woman is visiting the clinic for a check up. She
states "I can't walk as much as I
used to". The FNP is observing from motor dysfunction in her
hip and should have her: - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Abduct her hip
while she is lying on her back
The FNP is testing the function of cranial nerve XI. Which of
these best describes the response
the FNP should expect if the nerve is intact?The patient -
✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Moves the head and shoulders against
resistance with equal strength
, During the neurological assessment of a healthy 35-year-old
patient the FNP asks him to relax his
muscles completely. The FNP then moves each extremity
through full range of motion. Which of
these results would the FNP expect to find? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-
Mild, even resistance to movement
A woman who is 8 months pregnant comments that she has
noticed a change in posture and is
having lower back pain. The FNP tells her that during pregnancy
women have a posture shift to
compensate for the enlarging fetus. This shift and posture is
known as: - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Lordosis
A patient is able to flex his right arm forward without difficulty
or pain but is unable to abduct his
arm because of pain and muscle spasm's. The FNP should
suspect: - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Rotator cuff lesions
A professional tennis player comes into the clinic complaining
of a sore elbow. The FNP will
(Verified Answers) (Latest Update 2026)
UPDATE!!
A 50-year-old woman is in a clinic for weakness in her left arm
and leg that she noticed for the
past week. The FNP should perform which type of neurologic
examination? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Complete neurologic
examination
A teenage girl has arrived complaining of pain in her left wrist.
She was playing basketball when
she fell and landed on her left hand. The FNP examined her
hand and will expect a fracture if the
girl complains: - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Of sharp pain that increases
with movement
,A patient has been diagnosed with osteoporosis and asked the
FNP "what is osteoporosis?" The
FNP explains to the patient that osteoporosis is defined as: -
✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Loss of bone density
Patient states, "I can hear a crunching or grating sound when I
kneel". She also states "that it is
very difficult to get out of bed in the morning because of
stiffness and pain in my joints". The FNP
should assess for signs of what problem? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-
Crepitation
When taking the history on a patient with a seizure disorder the
FNP assesses whether the
patient has an aura. Which of these would be the best question
for obtaining this information? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Do you have
any warning sign before you receive your starts?
The FNP is teaching a class on osteoporosis prevention to a
group of post menopausal women. A
participant shows that she needs more instruction when she
states I will: - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-" Start swimming to increase
my weight bearing exercise"
,The FNP is performing a neurological assessment on a 41-year-
old woman with a history of
diabetes. When testing her ability to feel the vibrations of a
tuning fork the FNP notices that the
patient is unable to feel vibrations on the great toe or ankle
bilaterally, but she is able to feel
vibrations on both patella. Given this information what would
the FNP suspect? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Peripheral neuropathy
And 80-year-old woman is visiting the clinic for a check up. She
states "I can't walk as much as I
used to". The FNP is observing from motor dysfunction in her
hip and should have her: - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Abduct her hip
while she is lying on her back
The FNP is testing the function of cranial nerve XI. Which of
these best describes the response
the FNP should expect if the nerve is intact?The patient -
✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Moves the head and shoulders against
resistance with equal strength
, During the neurological assessment of a healthy 35-year-old
patient the FNP asks him to relax his
muscles completely. The FNP then moves each extremity
through full range of motion. Which of
these results would the FNP expect to find? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-
Mild, even resistance to movement
A woman who is 8 months pregnant comments that she has
noticed a change in posture and is
having lower back pain. The FNP tells her that during pregnancy
women have a posture shift to
compensate for the enlarging fetus. This shift and posture is
known as: - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Lordosis
A patient is able to flex his right arm forward without difficulty
or pain but is unable to abduct his
arm because of pain and muscle spasm's. The FNP should
suspect: - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Rotator cuff lesions
A professional tennis player comes into the clinic complaining
of a sore elbow. The FNP will
