NCLEX RN Practice Question # 678

Answer: Option 2 is the correct answer:

Rationale: Nail bed pressure tests a basic motor and sensory peripheral response. Cerebral responses to pain are tested using a sternal rub, placing upward pressure on the orbital rim, or squeezing the clavicle or sternocleidomastoid muscle.
Test-Taking Strategy: Focus on the subject, testing peripheral response to pain. The nail beds are the most distal of all options and are therefore the most peripheral. Each of the other options may elicit a generalized response, but not a localized one.