NURS6512 ADVANCED
HEALTH ASSESSMENT- Final
Skills Check Off Exam
Questions and Correct
Answers
User [Date] [Course title]
, HAVE PATIENT SIT UP - Correct Answer: HAVE PATIENT SIT UP
1. Lymph Node Palpation - Correct Answer: Palpates lymph nodes of the head and neck:
Preauricular (in front ears)
postauricular (behind ears)
occipital (back of head)
tonsillar (edge of jaw)
submandibular (under jaw)
submental (chin)
anterior cervical (front neck)
posterior cervical (back neck)
supraclavicular (above clavicle)
"No enlargements, and they are equal bilaterally"
2. CN 5 (Trigeminal) - Correct Answer: Motor - palpate over the masseter muscle as the patient clenches
the jaw- CN 5 intact
Sensory - light touch sensation to forehead, cheeks, chin, nose (patient closes eyes and identifies where
they are being touched) -CN 5 intact
3. CN 7 (Facial) - Correct Answer: Inspect for facial symmetry with smile, frown, raise eyebrows, puff
cheeks, pucker lips - CN 7 intact
4. Auditory Canal - Correct Answer: Inspect the auditory canal and TM (using otoscope) in both ears (Pull
up and back).
"The external auditory canal is clear. No swelling, redness, drainage, or cerumen. The tympanic
membrane is pearly gray, and there is no effusion."
5. CN 8 (Acoustic) (Hearing) - Correct Answer: Whisper Test (whisper 3 words out of the patient's sight,
and the patient repeats the words back). Test one ear at a time.
HEALTH ASSESSMENT- Final
Skills Check Off Exam
Questions and Correct
Answers
User [Date] [Course title]
, HAVE PATIENT SIT UP - Correct Answer: HAVE PATIENT SIT UP
1. Lymph Node Palpation - Correct Answer: Palpates lymph nodes of the head and neck:
Preauricular (in front ears)
postauricular (behind ears)
occipital (back of head)
tonsillar (edge of jaw)
submandibular (under jaw)
submental (chin)
anterior cervical (front neck)
posterior cervical (back neck)
supraclavicular (above clavicle)
"No enlargements, and they are equal bilaterally"
2. CN 5 (Trigeminal) - Correct Answer: Motor - palpate over the masseter muscle as the patient clenches
the jaw- CN 5 intact
Sensory - light touch sensation to forehead, cheeks, chin, nose (patient closes eyes and identifies where
they are being touched) -CN 5 intact
3. CN 7 (Facial) - Correct Answer: Inspect for facial symmetry with smile, frown, raise eyebrows, puff
cheeks, pucker lips - CN 7 intact
4. Auditory Canal - Correct Answer: Inspect the auditory canal and TM (using otoscope) in both ears (Pull
up and back).
"The external auditory canal is clear. No swelling, redness, drainage, or cerumen. The tympanic
membrane is pearly gray, and there is no effusion."
5. CN 8 (Acoustic) (Hearing) - Correct Answer: Whisper Test (whisper 3 words out of the patient's sight,
and the patient repeats the words back). Test one ear at a time.
