ATI RN
ATI Nursing 137 Exam 3 Fall 2023 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is assessing a client's cranial nerves. Which of the following methods should the nurse use to assess cranial nerve II?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: CN II (optic) governs vision; a Snellen chart tests acuity. Speech, smell, and teeth clenching assess other nerves.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is educating a client about blood cell formation in the body. The nurse documents the education and refers to blood cell formation as?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Hematopoiesis is blood cell formation in bone marrow. Hepatomegaly is liver enlargement, osteogenesis is bone formation, and splenomegaly is spleen enlargement.
Question 3 of 5
The student nurse is studying the functioning of the nervous system. Which of the following descriptions of the central nervous system is accurate?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The CNS comprises the brain and spinal cord, processing sensory data. Other options misrepresent its components.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is performing a neurological assessment on a client with a history of Diabetes. When testing the ability to feel the vibrations of a tuning fork, the nurse notices that the client is unable to feel vibrations on the great toe or ankle bilaterally, but is able to feel vibrations on both patellae. What should the nurse suspect from these assessments?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Peripheral neuropathy, common in diabetes, causes distal sensory loss, like inability to feel vibrations in toes and ankles, while proximal sensation (patellae) remains.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is assessing a client's cranial nerves. Which of the following methods should the nurse use to assess cranial nerve V?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Cranial nerve V (trigeminal) controls mastication muscles; clenching teeth tests its motor function. Speech, vision, and smell assess other nerves.