NURS 7470 Exam 3 Practice Questions
1. The examiner asks the patient to close her eyes, then places a vibrating tuning fork on the
patient's ankle and asks her to indicate what is felt. What is being assessed?
a. Level of consciousness
b. Cortical sensory function
c. Cranial nerve sensory function
d. Peripheral nerve sensory function
d. Peripheral nerve sensory function
2. Which of the following infant reflex responses is considered normal?
a. An 8-month old infant demonstrates a positive Moro reflex when startled
b. A 13-month old baby toes fan in response to stroking the lateral surface of the infant's sole
c. A 2-month old infant's legs flex up against the body when the infant is held in an upright position, and
the dorsal side of the foot touches the table
d. A 3-month year old infant's fingers fan when the examiner's finger is placed in the infant's hand
c. A 2-month old infant's legs flex up against the body when the infant is held in an upright position,
and the dorsal side of the foot touches the table
3. The examiner asks the patient to close her eyes, then places a vibrating tuning fork on the
patient's ankle and asks her to indicate what is felt. What is being assessed?
a. Level of consciousness
b. Cortical sensory function
c. Cranial nerve sensory function
, d. Peripheral nerve sensory function
d. Peripheral nerve sensory function
4. Which of the following infant reflex responses is considered normal?
a. An 8-month old infant demonstrates a positive Moro reflex when startled
b. A 13-month old baby toes fan in response to stroking the lateral surface of the infant's sole
c. A 2-month old infant's legs flex up against the body when the infant is held in an upright position, and
the dorsal side of the foot touches the table
d. A 3-month year old infant's fingers fan when the examiner's finger is placed in the infant's hand
c. A 2-month old infant's legs flex up against the body when the infant is held in an upright position,
and the dorsal side of the foot touches the table
5. During the examination of the extremities of the pregnant female, why is it important to elicit
the knee and ankle deep tendon reflexes?
a. Abnormal reflexes may indicate early signs of DVT.
b. Abnormal reflexes, specifically, hyperreflexia may signal cortical irritability from eclampsia.
c. Abnormal reflexes, specifically, hyporeflexia with proteinuria are associated with preeclampsia.
d. Hyporeflexia is indicative of Gestational Diabetes
b. Abnormal reflexes, specifically, hyperreflexia may signal cortical irritability from eclampsia.
Preeclampsia is associated with pregnancy induced hypertension and proteinuria. Other symptoms of
preeclampsia are increased protein:creatinine ratio, impaired liver function, renal insufficiency,
pulmonary edema, and cerebral or visual symptoms.
1. The examiner asks the patient to close her eyes, then places a vibrating tuning fork on the
patient's ankle and asks her to indicate what is felt. What is being assessed?
a. Level of consciousness
b. Cortical sensory function
c. Cranial nerve sensory function
d. Peripheral nerve sensory function
d. Peripheral nerve sensory function
2. Which of the following infant reflex responses is considered normal?
a. An 8-month old infant demonstrates a positive Moro reflex when startled
b. A 13-month old baby toes fan in response to stroking the lateral surface of the infant's sole
c. A 2-month old infant's legs flex up against the body when the infant is held in an upright position, and
the dorsal side of the foot touches the table
d. A 3-month year old infant's fingers fan when the examiner's finger is placed in the infant's hand
c. A 2-month old infant's legs flex up against the body when the infant is held in an upright position,
and the dorsal side of the foot touches the table
3. The examiner asks the patient to close her eyes, then places a vibrating tuning fork on the
patient's ankle and asks her to indicate what is felt. What is being assessed?
a. Level of consciousness
b. Cortical sensory function
c. Cranial nerve sensory function
, d. Peripheral nerve sensory function
d. Peripheral nerve sensory function
4. Which of the following infant reflex responses is considered normal?
a. An 8-month old infant demonstrates a positive Moro reflex when startled
b. A 13-month old baby toes fan in response to stroking the lateral surface of the infant's sole
c. A 2-month old infant's legs flex up against the body when the infant is held in an upright position, and
the dorsal side of the foot touches the table
d. A 3-month year old infant's fingers fan when the examiner's finger is placed in the infant's hand
c. A 2-month old infant's legs flex up against the body when the infant is held in an upright position,
and the dorsal side of the foot touches the table
5. During the examination of the extremities of the pregnant female, why is it important to elicit
the knee and ankle deep tendon reflexes?
a. Abnormal reflexes may indicate early signs of DVT.
b. Abnormal reflexes, specifically, hyperreflexia may signal cortical irritability from eclampsia.
c. Abnormal reflexes, specifically, hyporeflexia with proteinuria are associated with preeclampsia.
d. Hyporeflexia is indicative of Gestational Diabetes
b. Abnormal reflexes, specifically, hyperreflexia may signal cortical irritability from eclampsia.
Preeclampsia is associated with pregnancy induced hypertension and proteinuria. Other symptoms of
preeclampsia are increased protein:creatinine ratio, impaired liver function, renal insufficiency,
pulmonary edema, and cerebral or visual symptoms.
