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NURS 190 Week 2 Quiz – Eye
Assessment, Vision Testing & Cranial
Nerves Q&A (WCU)
NURS 190 Week 2 Quiz study resource for WCU
Physical Assessment. Covers eye assessment and
vision testing including Snellen chart, visual fields,
extraocular movements, PERRLA, consensual light
reflex, red reflex, and pupillary light reflex pathways.
Includes cranial nerve II, III, IV, and VI functions. Key
structures: palpebral fissure, conjunctiva, sclera, cornea,
lens, and retinal assessment.
1. A nurse is preparing to perform a physical assessment. Which technique
should be performed first?
A. Palpation
B. Inspection
C. Percussion
D. Auscultation
B. Inspection
Inspection is always the first assessment technique performed. It begins the moment
the nurse meets the patient and continues throughout the examination.
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2. A nurse is assessing a patient's skin temperature. Which part of the hand is
best for this assessment?
A. Fingertips
B. Dorsal surface
C. Palmar surface
D. Ulnar surface
B. Dorsal surface
The dorsal surface of the hand has thinner skin and is most sensitive to temperature
changes.
3. A nurse is assessing for fremitus. Which part of the hand should be used?
A. Fingertips
B. Dorsal surface
C. Palmar surface
D. Ulnar surface
D. Ulnar surface
The ulnar surface of the hand is most sensitive to vibrations and is used to assess
fremitus.
4. A nurse is palpating a patient's pulses. Which part of the hand is best for this
assessment?
A. Fingertips
B. Dorsal surface
C. Palmar surface
D. Ulnar surface
A. Fingertips
The fingertips are most sensitive to tactile discrimination and are used to assess pulses,
texture, and size.
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5. What is the correct depth for light palpation?
A. 0.5 to 1 cm
B. 1 to 2 cm
C. 2 to 4 cm
D. 4 to 6 cm
A. 0.5 to 1 cm
Light palpation is performed at a depth of 0.5 to 1 cm to assess the skin, pulses, and
superficial tender areas.
6. What is the correct depth for moderate palpation?
A. 0.5 to 1 cm
B. 1 to 2 cm
C. 2 to 4 cm
D. 4 to 6 cm
B. 1 to 2 cm
Moderate palpation is performed at a depth of 1 to 2 cm to assess pressure, depth, and
consistency of organs.
7. What is the correct depth for deep palpation?
A. 0.5 to 1 cm
B. 1 to 2 cm
C. 2 to 4 cm
D. 4 to 6 cm
C. 2 to 4 cm
Deep palpation is performed at a depth of 2 to 4 cm to palpate organs deep in the
body cavity.
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8. Which percussion sound is described as a loud, high-pitched, drum-like tone?
A. Resonance
B. Tympany
C. Dullness
D. Flatness
B. Tympany
Tympany is a loud, high-pitched, drum-like sound heard over air-filled structures such
as the gastric bubble.
9. Which percussion sound is heard over normal lung tissue?
A. Tympany
B. Resonance
C. Dullness
D. Flatness
B. Resonance
Resonance is a loud, low-pitched, hollow tone of long duration heard over normal lung
tissue.
10. Which percussion sound is heard over the liver?
A. Tympany
B. Resonance
C. Dullness
D. Hyperresonance
C. Dullness
Dullness is a thud-like sound heard over dense, solid organs such as the liver and heart.
11. Which percussion sound is heard over bone?
NURS 190 Week 2 Quiz – Eye
Assessment, Vision Testing & Cranial
Nerves Q&A (WCU)
NURS 190 Week 2 Quiz study resource for WCU
Physical Assessment. Covers eye assessment and
vision testing including Snellen chart, visual fields,
extraocular movements, PERRLA, consensual light
reflex, red reflex, and pupillary light reflex pathways.
Includes cranial nerve II, III, IV, and VI functions. Key
structures: palpebral fissure, conjunctiva, sclera, cornea,
lens, and retinal assessment.
1. A nurse is preparing to perform a physical assessment. Which technique
should be performed first?
A. Palpation
B. Inspection
C. Percussion
D. Auscultation
B. Inspection
Inspection is always the first assessment technique performed. It begins the moment
the nurse meets the patient and continues throughout the examination.
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2. A nurse is assessing a patient's skin temperature. Which part of the hand is
best for this assessment?
A. Fingertips
B. Dorsal surface
C. Palmar surface
D. Ulnar surface
B. Dorsal surface
The dorsal surface of the hand has thinner skin and is most sensitive to temperature
changes.
3. A nurse is assessing for fremitus. Which part of the hand should be used?
A. Fingertips
B. Dorsal surface
C. Palmar surface
D. Ulnar surface
D. Ulnar surface
The ulnar surface of the hand is most sensitive to vibrations and is used to assess
fremitus.
4. A nurse is palpating a patient's pulses. Which part of the hand is best for this
assessment?
A. Fingertips
B. Dorsal surface
C. Palmar surface
D. Ulnar surface
A. Fingertips
The fingertips are most sensitive to tactile discrimination and are used to assess pulses,
texture, and size.
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5. What is the correct depth for light palpation?
A. 0.5 to 1 cm
B. 1 to 2 cm
C. 2 to 4 cm
D. 4 to 6 cm
A. 0.5 to 1 cm
Light palpation is performed at a depth of 0.5 to 1 cm to assess the skin, pulses, and
superficial tender areas.
6. What is the correct depth for moderate palpation?
A. 0.5 to 1 cm
B. 1 to 2 cm
C. 2 to 4 cm
D. 4 to 6 cm
B. 1 to 2 cm
Moderate palpation is performed at a depth of 1 to 2 cm to assess pressure, depth, and
consistency of organs.
7. What is the correct depth for deep palpation?
A. 0.5 to 1 cm
B. 1 to 2 cm
C. 2 to 4 cm
D. 4 to 6 cm
C. 2 to 4 cm
Deep palpation is performed at a depth of 2 to 4 cm to palpate organs deep in the
body cavity.
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8. Which percussion sound is described as a loud, high-pitched, drum-like tone?
A. Resonance
B. Tympany
C. Dullness
D. Flatness
B. Tympany
Tympany is a loud, high-pitched, drum-like sound heard over air-filled structures such
as the gastric bubble.
9. Which percussion sound is heard over normal lung tissue?
A. Tympany
B. Resonance
C. Dullness
D. Flatness
B. Resonance
Resonance is a loud, low-pitched, hollow tone of long duration heard over normal lung
tissue.
10. Which percussion sound is heard over the liver?
A. Tympany
B. Resonance
C. Dullness
D. Hyperresonance
C. Dullness
Dullness is a thud-like sound heard over dense, solid organs such as the liver and heart.
11. Which percussion sound is heard over bone?
