NSG 3160 Exam 2 (Lab Manual) Questions With Complete
Solutions
A patient is requesting pain medication and expresses a pain
level of 9/10; however, the patient is up and smiling. How
should you proceed?
A. Complete a full physical examination.
B. Reposition patient but withhold pain medication based on
behavior.
C. Call the provider and suggest a substance abuse consult.
D. Use therapeutic communication techniques to determine the
patient's pain scale goal and history of chronic pain.
D. Use therapeutic communication techniques to determine the
patient's pain scale goal and history of chronic pain.
The medical record indicates that a person has an injury to
Broca's area. When meeting this person, you expect:
A. Difficulty speaking.
B. Receptive aphasia.
C. Visual disturbances.
D. Emotional lability
A. Difficulty speaking.
The control of body temperature is located in:
A. Wenicke's area.
B. The thalamus.
C. The cerebellum.
D. The hypothalamus.
,D. The hypothalamus.
To test for stereognosis, you would:
A. Have the person close his or her eyes and then raise the
person's arm and ask the person to describe its location.
B. Tough the person with a tuning fork.
C. Place a coin in the person's hand and ask him or her to
identify it.
D. Touch the person with a cold object.
C. Place a coin in the person's hand and ask him or her to
identify it.
During the examination of an infant, use a cotton-tipped
applicator to stimulate the anal sphincter. The absence of a
response suggests a lesion of:
A. L2.
B. T12.
C. S2.
D. C5.
C. S2.
During a neurologic examination, the tendon reflex fails to
appear. Before striking the tendon again, you use the techniques
of:
A. Two-point discrimination.
B. Reinforcement.
C. Vibration.
D. Graphesthesia.
B. Reinforcement.
, Cerebellar function is assessed by which of the following:
A. Muscle size and strength assessment.
B. Cranial nerve examination.
C. Coordination- hopping on one foot.
D. Spinothalamic test.
C. Coordination- hopping on one foot.
To elicit the Babinski reflex:
A. Gently tap the Achilles tendon.
B. Stroke the lateral aspect of the sole of the foot from heel to
across the ball.
C. Present a noxious odor to the person.
D. Observe the person walking heel to toe.
B. Stroke the lateral aspect of the sole of the foot from heel to
across the ball.
A positive Babinski sign is:
A. Dorsiflexion of the big toe and fanning of all toes.
B. Plantar flexion of the big toe with a fanning of all toes.
C. The expected response in healthy adults.
D. Withdrawal of the stimulated extremity from the stimulus.
A. Dorsiflexion of the big toe and fanning of all toes.
Senile tremors may resemble parkinsonism, except that senile
tremors do not include:
A. Nodding the head as if responding yes or no.
B. Rigidity and weakness of voluntary movement.
C. Tremor of the hands.
D. Tongue protrusion.
Solutions
A patient is requesting pain medication and expresses a pain
level of 9/10; however, the patient is up and smiling. How
should you proceed?
A. Complete a full physical examination.
B. Reposition patient but withhold pain medication based on
behavior.
C. Call the provider and suggest a substance abuse consult.
D. Use therapeutic communication techniques to determine the
patient's pain scale goal and history of chronic pain.
D. Use therapeutic communication techniques to determine the
patient's pain scale goal and history of chronic pain.
The medical record indicates that a person has an injury to
Broca's area. When meeting this person, you expect:
A. Difficulty speaking.
B. Receptive aphasia.
C. Visual disturbances.
D. Emotional lability
A. Difficulty speaking.
The control of body temperature is located in:
A. Wenicke's area.
B. The thalamus.
C. The cerebellum.
D. The hypothalamus.
,D. The hypothalamus.
To test for stereognosis, you would:
A. Have the person close his or her eyes and then raise the
person's arm and ask the person to describe its location.
B. Tough the person with a tuning fork.
C. Place a coin in the person's hand and ask him or her to
identify it.
D. Touch the person with a cold object.
C. Place a coin in the person's hand and ask him or her to
identify it.
During the examination of an infant, use a cotton-tipped
applicator to stimulate the anal sphincter. The absence of a
response suggests a lesion of:
A. L2.
B. T12.
C. S2.
D. C5.
C. S2.
During a neurologic examination, the tendon reflex fails to
appear. Before striking the tendon again, you use the techniques
of:
A. Two-point discrimination.
B. Reinforcement.
C. Vibration.
D. Graphesthesia.
B. Reinforcement.
, Cerebellar function is assessed by which of the following:
A. Muscle size and strength assessment.
B. Cranial nerve examination.
C. Coordination- hopping on one foot.
D. Spinothalamic test.
C. Coordination- hopping on one foot.
To elicit the Babinski reflex:
A. Gently tap the Achilles tendon.
B. Stroke the lateral aspect of the sole of the foot from heel to
across the ball.
C. Present a noxious odor to the person.
D. Observe the person walking heel to toe.
B. Stroke the lateral aspect of the sole of the foot from heel to
across the ball.
A positive Babinski sign is:
A. Dorsiflexion of the big toe and fanning of all toes.
B. Plantar flexion of the big toe with a fanning of all toes.
C. The expected response in healthy adults.
D. Withdrawal of the stimulated extremity from the stimulus.
A. Dorsiflexion of the big toe and fanning of all toes.
Senile tremors may resemble parkinsonism, except that senile
tremors do not include:
A. Nodding the head as if responding yes or no.
B. Rigidity and weakness of voluntary movement.
C. Tremor of the hands.
D. Tongue protrusion.
