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NR 509
Ace NR 509 Midterm Exam 2025/2026 with confidence. This exam
resource features questions on health history, comprehensive physical
exams, clinical reasoning, and system-based assessments. A valuable
resource for Chamberlain students aiming to excel on the midterm.
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
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...... 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
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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
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
During the neurological assessment of a healthy 35-year-old
patient the FNP asks him to relax his