UOP NRP531 2021 September Week 5 Quiz Latest

NRP531 Advanced Health Assessment I

Week 5 Quiz

Question 1When hearing is evaluated, which cranial nerve is being tested?

XII

IV

VIII

III

Question 2A 22-year-old man is brought to your office by his father to discuss his son's mental health disorder. The patient was diagnosed with schizophrenia 6 months ago and has been taking medication since. The father states that his son's dose isn't high enough and you need to raise it. He states that his son has been hearing things that don't exist. You ask the young man what is going on and he tells you that his father is just jealous because his sister talks only to him. His father turns to him and says, “Son, you know your sister died 2 years ago!” His son replies “Well, she still talks to me in my head all the time!” Which best describes this patient's abnormality of perception?

Fugue state

Illusion

Hallucination

Question 3Which cranial nerves innervate the face?

VIII and IX

II and V

III and VI

V and VII

Question 4The finger-to-nose test allows assessment of:

coordination and fine motor function.

sensory function.

alcohol impairment.

stereognosis.

Question 5When you ask a patient to close his eyes and identify an object placed in their hand, you are evaluating:

graphesthesia.

proprioception.

cognitive level.

stereognosis.

Question 6A 29-year-old woman comes to your office. As you take the history, you notice that she is speaking very quickly, and jumping from topic to topic so rapidly that you have trouble following her. You are able to find some connections between ideas, but it is difficult. Which word describes this thought process?

Flight of ideas

Incoherence

Derailment

Circumstantiality

Question 7Adam is a very successful 15-year-old student and athlete. His mother brings him in today because he no longer studies, works out, or sees his friends. This has gone on for a month and a half. When you speak with him alone in the room, he states it “would be better if he were not here.” What would you do next?

Tell him that he has a very promising career in anything he chooses and soon he will feel better.

Speak with his mother about getting him together more with his friends.

Assess his suicide risk.

Tell him that he needs an antidepressant and it will take about 4 weeks to work.

Question 8If a patient cannot shrug the shoulders against resistance, which cranial nerve (CN) requires further evaluation?

CN XI, spinal accessory

CN I, olfactory

CN V, trigeminal

CN IX, glossopharyngeal

Question 9The awareness of body position is:

two-point discrimination.

proprioception.

graphesthesia.

clonus.

Question 10You are initially evaluating the equilibrium of Ms. Q. You ask her to stand with her feet together and arms at her sides. She loses her balance. Ms. Q. has a positive:

Romberg test.

Homan sign.

McMurray test.

Kernig sign.