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NR 509 Midterm EXAM 1, 2 & 3 STUDY GUIDE ALL
550 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATED VERSION JUST
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NR 509 Midterm EXAM 1
Question: An 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:
A) internally rotate her hip while she is sitting.
B) abduct her hip while she is lying on her back.
C) adduct her hip while she is lying on her back.
D) externally rotate her hip while she is standing. - ANSWER✔✔B. Abduct her hip while she is
lying on her back
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Question: 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
A) demonstrates the ability to hear normal conversation.
B) sticks tongue out midline without tremors or deviation.
C) follows an object with eyes without nystagmus or strabismus.
D) moves the head and shoulders against resistance with equal strength. - ANSWER✔✔Moves
the head and shoulders against resistance with equal strength
These are the expected normal findings when testing cranial nerve XI (spinal accessory nerve):
The patient's sternomastoid and trapezius muscles are of equal size; the person can rotate the
head both ways forcibly against resistance applied to the side of the chin with equal strength;
the patient can shrug the shoulders against resistance with equal strength on both sides.
Checking the patient's ability to hear normal conversation checks the function of CN VIII. Having
the patient stick out the tongue checks the function of CN XII. Testing the eyes for nystagmus or
strabismus is done to check CN III, IV, and VI.
Question: 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?
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A. Glasgow Coma Scale
B. Neurologic recheck examination
C. Screening neurologic examination
D. Complete neurologic examination - ANSWER✔✔Complete neurologic examination
Question: 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?
A. Firm, rigid resistance to movement
B. Mild, even resistance to movement
C. Hypotonic muscles as a result of total relaxation
D. Slight pain with some directions of movement - ANSWER✔✔Mild, even resistance to
movement
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Q: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:
A. of a dull ache
B. that the pain in her wrist is deep
C. of sharp pain that increases with movement
D. of dull throbbing pain that increases with rest. - ANSWER✔✔Of sharp pain that increases
with movement
Question: 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:
A. increased bone matrix
B. loss of bone density
C. new, weaker bone growth
D. increased phagocytic activity. - ANSWER✔✔Loss of bone density
NR 509 Midterm EXAM 1, 2 & 3 STUDY GUIDE ALL
550 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATED VERSION JUST
RELEASED RECENTLY
NR 509 Midterm EXAM 1
Question: An 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:
A) internally rotate her hip while she is sitting.
B) abduct her hip while she is lying on her back.
C) adduct her hip while she is lying on her back.
D) externally rotate her hip while she is standing. - ANSWER✔✔B. Abduct her hip while she is
lying on her back
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Question: 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
A) demonstrates the ability to hear normal conversation.
B) sticks tongue out midline without tremors or deviation.
C) follows an object with eyes without nystagmus or strabismus.
D) moves the head and shoulders against resistance with equal strength. - ANSWER✔✔Moves
the head and shoulders against resistance with equal strength
These are the expected normal findings when testing cranial nerve XI (spinal accessory nerve):
The patient's sternomastoid and trapezius muscles are of equal size; the person can rotate the
head both ways forcibly against resistance applied to the side of the chin with equal strength;
the patient can shrug the shoulders against resistance with equal strength on both sides.
Checking the patient's ability to hear normal conversation checks the function of CN VIII. Having
the patient stick out the tongue checks the function of CN XII. Testing the eyes for nystagmus or
strabismus is done to check CN III, IV, and VI.
Question: 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?
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A. Glasgow Coma Scale
B. Neurologic recheck examination
C. Screening neurologic examination
D. Complete neurologic examination - ANSWER✔✔Complete neurologic examination
Question: 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?
A. Firm, rigid resistance to movement
B. Mild, even resistance to movement
C. Hypotonic muscles as a result of total relaxation
D. Slight pain with some directions of movement - ANSWER✔✔Mild, even resistance to
movement
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Q: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:
A. of a dull ache
B. that the pain in her wrist is deep
C. of sharp pain that increases with movement
D. of dull throbbing pain that increases with rest. - ANSWER✔✔Of sharp pain that increases
with movement
Question: 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:
A. increased bone matrix
B. loss of bone density
C. new, weaker bone growth
D. increased phagocytic activity. - ANSWER✔✔Loss of bone density
