NURSING MSN 572 QUIZ 6
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
, A 35-year-old reporter presents to your office for evaluation of back pain and
weakness in his left leg. He was play-wrestling with his nephew and hurt his back 2
weeks ago. He states that he has noticed tingling in his left leg as well. He has not
noticed incontinence of bowel or bladder function. You perform a physical
examination and confirm that he is dragging his left foot when he walks and that
his Achilles reflex is diminished. You diagnose him with a herniated disc. Which
nerve root are you testing with the Achilles reflex?
Question 1 options:
C5 C6
L2 L3 L4
x S1
L4 L5
Question 2 (1 point)
Saved
Which part of the brain is associated with personality and intellectual functioning?
Question 2 options:
x Frontal lobe
Parietal lobe
Occipital lobe
Temporal lobe
Question 3 (1 point)
Saved
In which patient would the NP expect to find a palmar grasp reflex and a positive
Babinski reflex?
Question 3 options:
x An infant
A 4 year old child
An adolescent
An adult
Question 4 (1 point)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
, A 35-year-old reporter presents to your office for evaluation of back pain and
weakness in his left leg. He was play-wrestling with his nephew and hurt his back 2
weeks ago. He states that he has noticed tingling in his left leg as well. He has not
noticed incontinence of bowel or bladder function. You perform a physical
examination and confirm that he is dragging his left foot when he walks and that
his Achilles reflex is diminished. You diagnose him with a herniated disc. Which
nerve root are you testing with the Achilles reflex?
Question 1 options:
C5 C6
L2 L3 L4
x S1
L4 L5
Question 2 (1 point)
Saved
Which part of the brain is associated with personality and intellectual functioning?
Question 2 options:
x Frontal lobe
Parietal lobe
Occipital lobe
Temporal lobe
Question 3 (1 point)
Saved
In which patient would the NP expect to find a palmar grasp reflex and a positive
Babinski reflex?
Question 3 options:
x An infant
A 4 year old child
An adolescent
An adult
Question 4 (1 point)
