NSG 6020 NEURO WEEK 10 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2025/2026
HPI seizures - ANS did you fall, shrill cry, motor activity, loss of consciousness, chewing or lip
smacking, post-ictal
HPI pain - ANS sudden or progressive, deep aching, throb or stabbing, where is pain, radiate
HPI gait coordination - ANS lose balance, fall forward\backward, feel stiff, legs give way
HPI weakness parathesia - ANS sudden onset, with activity, tingling, numbness or confusion,
chronic illness, medications like zidovudien or chemotherapy
CNI - ANS test the patient's ability to identify familiar odors, such as coffee & mint extract,
one naris at a time with the eyes closed
CNII - ANS test visual acuity and the visual fields
CNIII, IV, VI - ANS assess the 6 cardinal points of gaze; inspect eyelids for drooping; & observe
pupils for equality of size, shape, & reaction to light & accommodation
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, Headaches -severe unremitting - ANS evaluate movement of the eyes for the presence or
absence of lateral (temporal) gaze. The 6th cranial nerve is commonly one of the first to lose
function in the presence of increased intracranial pressure.
legal blindness - ANS Vision not correctable to better than 20/200
CNV - ANS four assessments:
1. inspect face for muscle atrophy, jaw deviation, & tremors.
2. palpate clenched jaw muscles for tone & strength.
3. test superficial pain & touch sensations in each branch of the nerve.
4. test the corneal reflex
CNVII - ANS observe for facial symmetry while the pt makes a series of facial expressions. test
taste on sides of the tongue
signs of muscle weakness - ANS Drooping of one side of the mouth, a flattened nasolabial
fold, & a sagging lower eyelid for CNVII
CNVIII - ANS test the sense of hearing & bone & air conduction of sound & note sound
lateralization
CNIX - ANS tastes on the posterior 3rd of the tongue. eval of the vagus nerve for
nasopharyngeal sensation (gag reflex) & the motor function of swallowing
CNX - ANS inspect the palate & uvula for symmetry with speech sounds. Check gag reflex &
ability to swallow; say AH
CNXI - ANS evaluate the size, shape & strength of the trapezius & sternocleidomastoid
muscles; shrug
CNXII - ANS 4 assessments:
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2025/2026
HPI seizures - ANS did you fall, shrill cry, motor activity, loss of consciousness, chewing or lip
smacking, post-ictal
HPI pain - ANS sudden or progressive, deep aching, throb or stabbing, where is pain, radiate
HPI gait coordination - ANS lose balance, fall forward\backward, feel stiff, legs give way
HPI weakness parathesia - ANS sudden onset, with activity, tingling, numbness or confusion,
chronic illness, medications like zidovudien or chemotherapy
CNI - ANS test the patient's ability to identify familiar odors, such as coffee & mint extract,
one naris at a time with the eyes closed
CNII - ANS test visual acuity and the visual fields
CNIII, IV, VI - ANS assess the 6 cardinal points of gaze; inspect eyelids for drooping; & observe
pupils for equality of size, shape, & reaction to light & accommodation
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Headaches -severe unremitting - ANS evaluate movement of the eyes for the presence or
absence of lateral (temporal) gaze. The 6th cranial nerve is commonly one of the first to lose
function in the presence of increased intracranial pressure.
legal blindness - ANS Vision not correctable to better than 20/200
CNV - ANS four assessments:
1. inspect face for muscle atrophy, jaw deviation, & tremors.
2. palpate clenched jaw muscles for tone & strength.
3. test superficial pain & touch sensations in each branch of the nerve.
4. test the corneal reflex
CNVII - ANS observe for facial symmetry while the pt makes a series of facial expressions. test
taste on sides of the tongue
signs of muscle weakness - ANS Drooping of one side of the mouth, a flattened nasolabial
fold, & a sagging lower eyelid for CNVII
CNVIII - ANS test the sense of hearing & bone & air conduction of sound & note sound
lateralization
CNIX - ANS tastes on the posterior 3rd of the tongue. eval of the vagus nerve for
nasopharyngeal sensation (gag reflex) & the motor function of swallowing
CNX - ANS inspect the palate & uvula for symmetry with speech sounds. Check gag reflex &
ability to swallow; say AH
CNXI - ANS evaluate the size, shape & strength of the trapezius & sternocleidomastoid
muscles; shrug
CNXII - ANS 4 assessments:
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
