ATI med surg (health assessment) proctored exam Practice Questions

When assessing cranial nerves IX and X, which of the following would the nurse consider as a normal finding?

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?

A nurse is performing a physical examination on a patient. When the patient is asked to protrude his tongue, the nurse noticed a deviation from the midline to the right side. This is related to a lesion of:

Which of the following would the nurse most likely expect to find when assessing a client diagnosed with a frontal lobe contusion (in the Broca's Area) following a motor vehicle accident?

A client is able to actively move the right arm against gravity. How should the nurse document this finding using the muscle strength grading?

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:

Which of the following tests would be most appropriate for the nurse to use when assessing motor function of the trigeminal nerve?