NUR 230 Assessment 4 Questions and Answers
- *personality*
- voluntary eye movement
- voluntary motor movement
- speech
- higher cognitive functioning
- memory retention - ANSWER-What are the primary functions of the frontal lobe?
integration of voluntary somatic, visual, and auditory data - ANSWER-What are the
primary functions of the temporal lobe?
- interpretation of spatial information
- interpretation of sensory information - ANSWER-What are the primary functions of
the parietal lobe?
sight processing - ANSWER-What are the primary functions of the occipital lobe?
level of consciousness - ANSWER-What is the single most important indicator of
neurological function?
- eye opening response
- verbal response
- motor response - ANSWER-Which three factors are included in the Glasgow Coma
Scale?
7 - ANSWER-A score of _____ or less on the Glasgow Coma Scale is commonly
accepted as the definition of a coma.
- spontaneous (4)
- responds to voice (3)
- responds to pain (2)
- no response (1) - ANSWER-From best to worst, what are the possible scores a
patient can get for the eye opening response of the Glasgow Coma Scale?
- oriented (5)
- confused (4)
- inappropriate (3)
- does not make sense (2)
- no verbal response (1) - ANSWER-From best to worst, what are the possible
scores a patient can get for the verbal response of the Glasgow Coma Scale?
- obeys commands (6)
- localizes pain (5)
- withdraws to pain (4)
- flexion to pain (3)
, - extension to pain (2)
- no motor activity (1) - ANSWER-From best to worst, what are the possible scores
a patient can get for the motor response of the Glasgow Coma Scale?
- have patient occlude one nostril and identify a common smell
- repeat test for other nostril - ANSWER-How is the olfactory nerve assessed?
olfactory - ANSWER-Cranial nerve I is the ___________ nerve.
- have patient look directly at you, then have them indicate when an object is
moved into the periphery
- use Snellen chart to test for visual acuity - ANSWER-How is the optic nerve
assessed?
optic - ANSWER-Cranial nerve II is the _________ nerve.
- oculomotor (III)
- trochlear (IV)
- abducens (VI) - ANSWER-Which nerves are assessed together, as they are
responsible for the six cardinal directions of gaze?
- have patient hold their head still and follow the movement of your finger in the six
positions of gaze
- assess pupillary response using the penlight - ANSWER-How are the oculomotor
(III), trochlear (IV), and abducens (VI) nerves assessed?
trigeminal - ANSWER-Cranial nerve V is the _______ nerve.
facial - ANSWER-Cranial nerve VII is the ________ nerve.
acoustic (vestibulocochlear) - ANSWER-Cranial nerve VIII is the _________ nerve.
- have patient close their eyes and identify a pinprick in the ophthalmic, maxillary,
and mandibular areas on both sides of the face
- have patient clench their teeth - ANSWER-How is the trigeminal nerve assessed?
have patient to close eyes tightly, raise their eyebrows, purse their lips, smile, and
frown - ANSWER-How is the facial nerve assessed?
have patient to close their eyes and verbalize when they hear an identifiable sound
(i.e. rustling fingertips, ticking watch, etc.) - ANSWER-How is the acoustic
(vestibulocochlear) nerve assessed?
- glossopharyngeal (IX)
- vagus (X) - ANSWER-Which nerves are assessed together, as they are responsible
for innervating the pharynx?
- test the gag reflex using a tongue blade
- *personality*
- voluntary eye movement
- voluntary motor movement
- speech
- higher cognitive functioning
- memory retention - ANSWER-What are the primary functions of the frontal lobe?
integration of voluntary somatic, visual, and auditory data - ANSWER-What are the
primary functions of the temporal lobe?
- interpretation of spatial information
- interpretation of sensory information - ANSWER-What are the primary functions of
the parietal lobe?
sight processing - ANSWER-What are the primary functions of the occipital lobe?
level of consciousness - ANSWER-What is the single most important indicator of
neurological function?
- eye opening response
- verbal response
- motor response - ANSWER-Which three factors are included in the Glasgow Coma
Scale?
7 - ANSWER-A score of _____ or less on the Glasgow Coma Scale is commonly
accepted as the definition of a coma.
- spontaneous (4)
- responds to voice (3)
- responds to pain (2)
- no response (1) - ANSWER-From best to worst, what are the possible scores a
patient can get for the eye opening response of the Glasgow Coma Scale?
- oriented (5)
- confused (4)
- inappropriate (3)
- does not make sense (2)
- no verbal response (1) - ANSWER-From best to worst, what are the possible
scores a patient can get for the verbal response of the Glasgow Coma Scale?
- obeys commands (6)
- localizes pain (5)
- withdraws to pain (4)
- flexion to pain (3)
, - extension to pain (2)
- no motor activity (1) - ANSWER-From best to worst, what are the possible scores
a patient can get for the motor response of the Glasgow Coma Scale?
- have patient occlude one nostril and identify a common smell
- repeat test for other nostril - ANSWER-How is the olfactory nerve assessed?
olfactory - ANSWER-Cranial nerve I is the ___________ nerve.
- have patient look directly at you, then have them indicate when an object is
moved into the periphery
- use Snellen chart to test for visual acuity - ANSWER-How is the optic nerve
assessed?
optic - ANSWER-Cranial nerve II is the _________ nerve.
- oculomotor (III)
- trochlear (IV)
- abducens (VI) - ANSWER-Which nerves are assessed together, as they are
responsible for the six cardinal directions of gaze?
- have patient hold their head still and follow the movement of your finger in the six
positions of gaze
- assess pupillary response using the penlight - ANSWER-How are the oculomotor
(III), trochlear (IV), and abducens (VI) nerves assessed?
trigeminal - ANSWER-Cranial nerve V is the _______ nerve.
facial - ANSWER-Cranial nerve VII is the ________ nerve.
acoustic (vestibulocochlear) - ANSWER-Cranial nerve VIII is the _________ nerve.
- have patient close their eyes and identify a pinprick in the ophthalmic, maxillary,
and mandibular areas on both sides of the face
- have patient clench their teeth - ANSWER-How is the trigeminal nerve assessed?
have patient to close eyes tightly, raise their eyebrows, purse their lips, smile, and
frown - ANSWER-How is the facial nerve assessed?
have patient to close their eyes and verbalize when they hear an identifiable sound
(i.e. rustling fingertips, ticking watch, etc.) - ANSWER-How is the acoustic
(vestibulocochlear) nerve assessed?
- glossopharyngeal (IX)
- vagus (X) - ANSWER-Which nerves are assessed together, as they are responsible
for innervating the pharynx?
- test the gag reflex using a tongue blade
