NR509 Head to Toe Assessment questions and
answers 2025\2026 A+ Grade
Introduce yourself & patient
- correct answer Hi, my name is ________ and I will be performing a physical examination for NR509
Advanced Physical Assessment at Chamberlain University
My name is _____ and I give permission for this video assessment to be uploaded to Chamberlain
college of nursing
Facial skin
- correct answer No discoloration or lesions
Head
- correct answer Midline, symmetrical, normal in size
Lymph node palpation (9 locations)
- correct answer *Preauricular* - in front of ear
*Post auricular* - behind ear
*Occipital* - back of head
Move forward - *tonsillar*
Under jawline - *submandibular*,
*Submental*
*Anterior cervical*
*Posterior cervical*
*Supraclavicular* - above clavicles
---Do not feel any enlargement, equal bilaterally
, CN 5
- correct answer *Trigeminal nerve*
Motor component - palpate over the master muscle as patient clenches jaw
--No distortions, great strength
Sensory component -- close eyes, let me know where you feel my touch -- forehead, cheeks, chin, nose
CN 7
- correct answer *Facial nerve*
Inspect for facial symmetry with...
-Smile
-Frown
-Raise eyebrows
-Puff cheeks
-Pucker lips
----symmetrical bilaterally
Outer Ear: Inspection
- correct answer Inspect outer ear for nodules, skin lesions & symmetry
Ear: Inspection (Otoscope)
- correct answer Pull ear up & back
*Auditory canal* -- clear, no redness, swelling, drainage, or cerumen
*Tympanic membrane* -- pearly gray, no effusion in middle ear
answers 2025\2026 A+ Grade
Introduce yourself & patient
- correct answer Hi, my name is ________ and I will be performing a physical examination for NR509
Advanced Physical Assessment at Chamberlain University
My name is _____ and I give permission for this video assessment to be uploaded to Chamberlain
college of nursing
Facial skin
- correct answer No discoloration or lesions
Head
- correct answer Midline, symmetrical, normal in size
Lymph node palpation (9 locations)
- correct answer *Preauricular* - in front of ear
*Post auricular* - behind ear
*Occipital* - back of head
Move forward - *tonsillar*
Under jawline - *submandibular*,
*Submental*
*Anterior cervical*
*Posterior cervical*
*Supraclavicular* - above clavicles
---Do not feel any enlargement, equal bilaterally
, CN 5
- correct answer *Trigeminal nerve*
Motor component - palpate over the master muscle as patient clenches jaw
--No distortions, great strength
Sensory component -- close eyes, let me know where you feel my touch -- forehead, cheeks, chin, nose
CN 7
- correct answer *Facial nerve*
Inspect for facial symmetry with...
-Smile
-Frown
-Raise eyebrows
-Puff cheeks
-Pucker lips
----symmetrical bilaterally
Outer Ear: Inspection
- correct answer Inspect outer ear for nodules, skin lesions & symmetry
Ear: Inspection (Otoscope)
- correct answer Pull ear up & back
*Auditory canal* -- clear, no redness, swelling, drainage, or cerumen
*Tympanic membrane* -- pearly gray, no effusion in middle ear
