NURS 5220-Advanced Health
Assessment-Test 2 Comprehensive
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cranial nerve I - Answer: Olfactory (smell)
cranial nerve II - Answer: Optic - vision
cranial nerve III - Answer: Oculomotor
,cranial nerve IV - Answer: Trochlear
how do you test cranial nerve IV? - Answer: cardinal field test
cranial nerve V - Answer: Trigeminal
how do you test trigeminal nerve? - Answer: Assess facial sensation (hot/cold, dull/sharp), clench teeth,
corneal reflex
cranial nerve VI - Answer: Abducens
how do you test abducens nerve? - Answer: 6 fields of gaze for lateral movement
what 3 cranial nerves are tested together? - Answer: III, IV, VI
corneal reflex - Answer: blinking in response to corneal stimulation by a cotton wisp
Cranial Nerve VII - Answer: Facial - controls most facial expressions & secretion of tears & saliva & taste
cranial nerve VIII - Answer: Vestibulocochlear (hearing and balance)
cranial nerve IX - Answer: Glossopharyngeal
cranial nerve IX and X - Answer: ability to identify sour and bitter tastes on each side of the tongue. Test
gag reflex and ability to swallow.
, Inspect palate and uvula for symmetry with speech sounds and gag reflex. Observe for swallowing
difficulty. Evaluate quality of guttural speech sounds (presence of nasal or hoarse quality to voice).
cranial nerve XI - Answer: spinal accessory
how to test cranial nerve XI? - Answer: shrug shoulders and rotate head against resistance
cranial nerve XII - Answer: Hypoglossal
how to test cranial nerve XII? - Answer: inspect tongue in mouth and while protruded for symmetry,
tremors, atrophy. Inspect tongue movement toward nose and chin. Test tongue strength with index
finger when tongue is pressed against cheek. Evaluate quality of lingual speech sounds (l, t, d, n).
achilles reflex tests.... - Answer: plantar flexion of foot
DTR 0 - Answer: no response
DTR 1+ - Answer: sluggish or diminished
DTR 2+ - Answer: active or expected response
DTR 3+ - Answer: more brisk than expected, slightly hyperactive
DTR 4+ - Answer: brisk, hyperactive with intermittent or transient clonus
clonus - Answer: rapidly alternating involuntary contraction and relaxation of a muscle in response to
sudden stretch
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cranial nerve I - Answer: Olfactory (smell)
cranial nerve II - Answer: Optic - vision
cranial nerve III - Answer: Oculomotor
,cranial nerve IV - Answer: Trochlear
how do you test cranial nerve IV? - Answer: cardinal field test
cranial nerve V - Answer: Trigeminal
how do you test trigeminal nerve? - Answer: Assess facial sensation (hot/cold, dull/sharp), clench teeth,
corneal reflex
cranial nerve VI - Answer: Abducens
how do you test abducens nerve? - Answer: 6 fields of gaze for lateral movement
what 3 cranial nerves are tested together? - Answer: III, IV, VI
corneal reflex - Answer: blinking in response to corneal stimulation by a cotton wisp
Cranial Nerve VII - Answer: Facial - controls most facial expressions & secretion of tears & saliva & taste
cranial nerve VIII - Answer: Vestibulocochlear (hearing and balance)
cranial nerve IX - Answer: Glossopharyngeal
cranial nerve IX and X - Answer: ability to identify sour and bitter tastes on each side of the tongue. Test
gag reflex and ability to swallow.
, Inspect palate and uvula for symmetry with speech sounds and gag reflex. Observe for swallowing
difficulty. Evaluate quality of guttural speech sounds (presence of nasal or hoarse quality to voice).
cranial nerve XI - Answer: spinal accessory
how to test cranial nerve XI? - Answer: shrug shoulders and rotate head against resistance
cranial nerve XII - Answer: Hypoglossal
how to test cranial nerve XII? - Answer: inspect tongue in mouth and while protruded for symmetry,
tremors, atrophy. Inspect tongue movement toward nose and chin. Test tongue strength with index
finger when tongue is pressed against cheek. Evaluate quality of lingual speech sounds (l, t, d, n).
achilles reflex tests.... - Answer: plantar flexion of foot
DTR 0 - Answer: no response
DTR 1+ - Answer: sluggish or diminished
DTR 2+ - Answer: active or expected response
DTR 3+ - Answer: more brisk than expected, slightly hyperactive
DTR 4+ - Answer: brisk, hyperactive with intermittent or transient clonus
clonus - Answer: rapidly alternating involuntary contraction and relaxation of a muscle in response to
sudden stretch
