IMG_0730

®wQBank coee MyQBank Assessment subscription ACCOUNT TYPE: Herzing Welcome Russell Eddins 50000 Fall2023 Aot 21 4+ Increase Font Decrease Font = Question: With the adult patient lying supine, the nurse practitioner strokes the lateral aspect of the sole from the heel to the ball of the foot with the end of an applicator stick. Dorsiflexion of the big toe was noted. This is a positive: Brudzinski's sign. Kernig's sign. nuchal rigidity sign. Babinski's sign. m Explanation: To elicit Babinski sign, stroke the lateral aspect of the sole from the heel to the ball of the foot with the end of an applicator stick. Plantar flexion is normal. Dorsiflexion of the big toe is a positive Babinski's sign. To elicit Brudzinski's sign, flex the neck. Flexion of both the hips and knees is positive for Brudzinski's. To test for Kernig's sign, flex the patient's leg at both the hip and the knee and then straighten the knee. Pain and increased resistance to extending the knee are positive for a Kernig's sign. With the patient lying supine, the nurse practitioner places her hands behind the patient's head while flexing his neck forward until his chin touches his chest. Neck stiffness with resistance to flexion is noted. This is positive nuchal rigidity and suggestive of meningeal inflammation from meningitis or subarachnoid hemorrhage.