Health Assessment Hesi Practice Graded A

A nurse conducting a physical assessment is observing the client's balance and performing tests to determine the client's sense of equilibrium. Which cranial nerve is the nurse assessing? 1. Cranial nerve II 2. Cranial nerve IX 3. Cranial nerve VII 4. Cranial nerve VIII 4. Cranial nerve VIII Cranial nerve VIII is the acoustic nerve. Hearing tests are performed to assess the cochlear portion of this nerve. Tests to assess equilibrium, such as observation of the client's balance when the client is walking or standing, involve the vestibular portion. A nurse performing a neurological assessment of a client who has sustained a stroke (brain attack) is preparing to check for stereognosis. Which action should the nurse take to perform this assessment? 1. Placing an object in the client's hand and asking the client to identify it 2. Tracing a number on the client's hand and asking the client to identify it 3. Moving the client's finger up and down and asking the client which way it is being moved 4. Making two simultaneous pinpricks on the skin and asking the client to distinguish them 1. Placing an object in the client's hand and asking the client to identify it