Examl 3:l NU650/l NUl 650l (Latestl 2025/l
2026l Update)l Advancedl Healthl Assessmentl Nursingl Guide|l Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l Regis
Q:l whatl Ql tol askl HPIl neurological?
Answer:
headaches lightheadedness/dizziness syncope weakness numbness/abnormal/lossl sensation seizuresl tremors
Q:l physicall examl neurological
Answer:
1.l assessl MS/speech/language 2.l Craniall nerves 3.l Motorl strengthl andl sensoryl (pronatorl drift,l romberg,l rapidl alternatingl movements) 4.l Reflexes
Q:l musclel gradel scale
Answer:
0l -l nol muscularl contraction 1-l barelyl detectablel flickerl orl tracel contraction 2-l activel movementl ofl bodyl partl w/l gravityl eliminatedl 3l -l activel movementl againstl gravity 4-l activel movementl againstl gravityl +l somel resistance 1 / 3
5-l activel movementl againstl fulll resistance
Q:l nuchall rigidity
Answer:
ptl supine,l placel handsl behindl headl andl flexl neckl forwardl untill chinl touchesl chestl
abnormal:l pain
Q:l Brudzinskil sign
Answer:
asl youl flexl ptl neckl inl supinel position,l watchl hip/kneel reactionl
normal:l relaxed
abnormal:l flexionl (+)
Q:l Kernigl sign
Answer:
flexl ptl legl atl hipl andl kneel andl slowlyl extendl legl andl straightenl kneel
abnormal:l painl behindl kneel duringl fulll extensionl (discomfortl ok)
Q:l joltl accentuationl ofl headache
Answer:
havel ptl rotatel headl sidel tol sidel quicklyl andl ifl worsensl headachel (+)l sign
Q:l testingl forl lumbosacrall radiculopathy
Answer:
straightl legl raisel -l assessl degreel levell ofl painl occurs,l quality,l distributionl andl effectsl ofl footl dorsiflexionl
(+)l painl radiatingl ipsilaterall leg 2 / 3
Q:l axterixis
Answer:
flappingl tremorl
askl ptl tol stopl trafficl byl extendingl bothl armsl withl wristsl dorsiflexedl andl fingerl spreadl andl watchl forl flappingl tremorl atl wrist
Q:l LOC
Answer:
alert
lethargic:l respondsl voice/opensl eyes/fallsl asleep
obtundation:l respondsl tactilel responsel andl opensl eyesl slowly/disinterestedl inl environmentl
stupor:l respondsl tol painfull stimulil only
coma:l unarousable
Q:l healthl promotionl neurological
Answer:
preventl CVAl screenl forl carotidl arteryl stenosisl screenl forl peripherall neuropathy HZl vaccinationl
Detectl 3l D's:l delirium,l dementia,l depression
Q:l infantl reflexes
Answer:
palmarl graspl plantarl grasp rootingl reflex
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