Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse (CRRN) Practice Exam

Disable ads (and more) with a membership for a one time $2.99 payment

Prepare for the CRRN Exam with practice quizzes that include flashcards, hints, and explanations. Ensure success by testing your rehabilitation nursing knowledge with confidence-building tools and resources.

Each practice test/flash card set has 50 randomly selected questions from a bank of over 500. You'll get a new set of questions each time!

Practice this question and more.

What physical assessment technique can help assess tardive dyskinesia in patients?

Instructing the patient to jump
Instructing the patient to grimace, smile, frown, pucker, and chew
Measuring the patient's reflexes
Asking the patient about their sleep patterns

The correct answer is: Instructing the patient to grimace, smile, frown, pucker, and chew

Assessing for tardive dyskinesia involves evaluating involuntary movements, particularly those that may occur in the face, mouth, and limbs. Instructing the patient to perform facial movements such as grimacing, smiling, frowning, puckering, and chewing allows the healthcare provider to observe for any abnormal movements characteristic of tardive dyskinesia. This technique directly engages the muscles involved and can reveal subtle signs of this potentially irreversible condition, such as lip smacking, tongue protrusion, or other similar movements. By observing the patient during these specific actions, the examiner can clearly assess for irregular motor activity that is indicative of tardive dyskinesia. Other options do not specifically target the evaluation of involuntary movements related to this disorder, making them less effective for this particular assessment.