NSG500 quiz 3, NSG 500 quiz 3 Questions and Answers
Question 1.
cranial nerves mnemonic
Correct Answer: Ooh, ooh, ooh to touch and feel very good velvet. Such heaven!
Question 2.
cranial nerves order
Correct Answer: olfactory, optic, oculomotor, trochlear, trigeminal, abducens,
facial, vestibulocochlear, glossopharyngeal, vagus, accessory, hypoglossal
Question 3.
olfactory nerve
Correct Answer: smell
Question 4.
optic nerve testing
Correct Answer: -visual activity: cover one eye, read smallest line at 20 ft away;
20/20 numerator = distance, denominator = what line read -Confrontation test
(peripheral vision): pencil brought into field of vision from 8 separate directions
Question 5.
oculomotor nerve, trochlear and abducens
Correct Answer: III, IV, VI: eyelid drooping, pupil size and equality and response
to light/accomidation, EOM
Question 6.
trochlear nerve
Correct Answer: eye movement
Question 7.
trigeminal nerve testing
Correct Answer: V -clinch teeth and palpate temporal and masseter muscles
(motor) -Pinprick close to midline of the face: manibular, maxillary, opthalmic
(sensory) -corneal reflex
Question 8.
abducens nerve testing
Correct Answer: located in pons, injury will deviate eye medially
, Question 9.
facial nerve testing
Correct Answer: -VII Test facial expressions (close eyes tightly, smile, and show
teeth) -Identify sweet and sour tastes
Question 10.
vestibulochochlear (ACOUSTIC) nerve testing
Correct Answer: VIII -Hearing: rub 2 fingers equidistant from person's ear
simultaneously -Balance: balance test (one leg stance); caloric stimulation is a
test which uses differences in temp to diagnose ear nerve damage as a cause of
dizziness or vertigo
Question 11.
glossopharyngeal nerve testing
Correct Answer: IX -Gag reflex; reserved for severely affected patients only
Question 12.
vagus nerve testing
Correct Answer: X -Say 'aah' watch movement of soft palate and pharynx; soft
palate should rise symmetrically and the uvula should remain in the mid-line
-check phonation
Question 13.
accessory nerve testing
Correct Answer: XI -resisted head and shoulder shrug (trapezius strenght)
resisted turning of head (sternocleidomastoid)
Question 14.
hypoglossal nerve testing
Correct Answer: XII -have person stick out tongue, look for atrophy, asymmetry,
or deviation from mid-line, L, T, D, N sounds
Question 15.
positioning for the prostate exam
Correct Answer: rectal exam: knee chest; lithotomy; left lateral with hips and
knees flexed or standing with hips flexed and upper body supported by exam
table. If pt has a prostate either standing or left lateral
Question 16.
normal prostate exam findings
Correct Answer: palpate on anterior wall. pt may feel urge to urinate. should
Question 1.
cranial nerves mnemonic
Correct Answer: Ooh, ooh, ooh to touch and feel very good velvet. Such heaven!
Question 2.
cranial nerves order
Correct Answer: olfactory, optic, oculomotor, trochlear, trigeminal, abducens,
facial, vestibulocochlear, glossopharyngeal, vagus, accessory, hypoglossal
Question 3.
olfactory nerve
Correct Answer: smell
Question 4.
optic nerve testing
Correct Answer: -visual activity: cover one eye, read smallest line at 20 ft away;
20/20 numerator = distance, denominator = what line read -Confrontation test
(peripheral vision): pencil brought into field of vision from 8 separate directions
Question 5.
oculomotor nerve, trochlear and abducens
Correct Answer: III, IV, VI: eyelid drooping, pupil size and equality and response
to light/accomidation, EOM
Question 6.
trochlear nerve
Correct Answer: eye movement
Question 7.
trigeminal nerve testing
Correct Answer: V -clinch teeth and palpate temporal and masseter muscles
(motor) -Pinprick close to midline of the face: manibular, maxillary, opthalmic
(sensory) -corneal reflex
Question 8.
abducens nerve testing
Correct Answer: located in pons, injury will deviate eye medially
, Question 9.
facial nerve testing
Correct Answer: -VII Test facial expressions (close eyes tightly, smile, and show
teeth) -Identify sweet and sour tastes
Question 10.
vestibulochochlear (ACOUSTIC) nerve testing
Correct Answer: VIII -Hearing: rub 2 fingers equidistant from person's ear
simultaneously -Balance: balance test (one leg stance); caloric stimulation is a
test which uses differences in temp to diagnose ear nerve damage as a cause of
dizziness or vertigo
Question 11.
glossopharyngeal nerve testing
Correct Answer: IX -Gag reflex; reserved for severely affected patients only
Question 12.
vagus nerve testing
Correct Answer: X -Say 'aah' watch movement of soft palate and pharynx; soft
palate should rise symmetrically and the uvula should remain in the mid-line
-check phonation
Question 13.
accessory nerve testing
Correct Answer: XI -resisted head and shoulder shrug (trapezius strenght)
resisted turning of head (sternocleidomastoid)
Question 14.
hypoglossal nerve testing
Correct Answer: XII -have person stick out tongue, look for atrophy, asymmetry,
or deviation from mid-line, L, T, D, N sounds
Question 15.
positioning for the prostate exam
Correct Answer: rectal exam: knee chest; lithotomy; left lateral with hips and
knees flexed or standing with hips flexed and upper body supported by exam
table. If pt has a prostate either standing or left lateral
Question 16.
normal prostate exam findings
Correct Answer: palpate on anterior wall. pt may feel urge to urinate. should
