Practice Question
When assessing cranial nerves IX and X, which of the following would the nurse consider as a normal finding?
Answer Choices:
Correct Answer:
Uvula and soft palate rising bilaterally
Rationale:
🔵 Cranial nerves IX and X control the gag reflex and palate elevation during phonation.
🔵 A bilateral rise of the uvula and soft palate is considered a normal response.
🔵 It confirms proper function of the glossopharyngeal and vagus nerves.
🔵 A deviation could indicate a unilateral lesion in one of these nerves.
🔵 This is part of the neurological and cranial nerve assessment.
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A nurse is conducting a health history with a client who has recently had a stroke. The nurse notes the client is unable to speak, although his comprehension/ understanding is intact. Which disorder of speech is the nurse observing in this client?
Answer Choices:
A. Expressive Aphasia
B. Aphonia
C. Receptive Aphasia
D. Dysphonia
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A. CN V
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C. CN VII
D. CN I
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Answer Choices:
A. Blurred vision
B. Difficulty speaking
C. Loss of tactile sensation
D. inability to hear high-pitched sounds
A client is able to actively move the right arm against gravity. How should the nurse document this finding using the muscle strength grading?
Answer Choices:
A. 3
B. 2
C. 1
D. 5
A patient is able to move both upper arms as follows: active movement against gravity, and some resistance. The nurse should document the muscle strength of the upper arms as:
Answer Choices:
A. /5 (4 out 5 upper extremity muscle strength)
B. 2/5 (2 out 5 upper extremity muscle strength)
C. 5/5 (5 out Supper extremity muscle strength)
D. 2/5(5 out supper extremity muscle strength)
Question Details
- Category: RN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: ATI Exam(s)
- Domain: RN ATI Adult Health
- Answer Choices: 4