NUR2180 Quiz Module 9 - Physical Assessment - Verified Answers Rasmussen University
Quiz Module 9
NUR2180 / NUR 2180 Physical Assessment
Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct
Grade A | Latest Update
Rasmussen University | Nursing Curriculum
Physical Assessment Quiz Module 9 Preparation
Total Questions 75 Multiple-Choice Items
Sections 6 topical sections
Cognitive Distribution 30% Recall | 50% Application | 20% Analysis
Item Style 70% Scenario-Based | 30% Direct Recall
Format 4 options (A-D), single best answer, with rationale
Audience Rasmussen NUR2180 Physical Assessment students
Alignment 2026/2027 nursing curriculum standards
Coverage Neuro, MSK, Integumentary, Head/Neck/Lymph, Special Populations, Documentat
Instructions: This Grade A test bank assesses mastery of NUR2180 Quiz Module 9
Physical Assessment content including neurological assessment (mental status, cranial
nerves, motor/sensory, reflexes), musculoskeletal assessment (joints, muscle strength,
ROM, spine), integumentary assessment (skin, hair, nails, lesions, wounds, pressure
injury staging), head/neck/lymphatic assessment, special populations (pediatric,
geriatric, cultural), and documentation/clinical reasoning. Each item presents one
verified best answer; rationales explain the correct choice and why distractors fail, with
reference to physical assessment principles.
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,NUR2180 Quiz Module 9 - Physical Assessment - Verified Answers Rasmussen University
Section 1: Neurological Assessment (Mental Status, Cranial Nerves,
Motor/Sensory, & Reflexes) [Q1-Q15]
Q1: A nurse is assessing a client's level of consciousness using the Glasgow Coma Scale
(GCS). The client opens eyes only to painful stimulus, makes incomprehensible sounds, and
withdraws to painful stimulus. What is the client's GCS score?
A. E2 V2 M4 = 8 [CORRECT]
B. E3 V3 M5 = 11
C. E2 V3 M4 = 9
D. E1 V2 M3 = 6
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The GCS is calculated by adding eye opening (E), verbal (V), and motor (M)
responses. Eye opening to pain = E2, incomprehensible sounds = V2, withdrawal to pain = M4,
totaling 8. A score of 8 or less indicates coma; the other options miscalculate the subscores.
This is high-yield NUR2180 content.
Q2: A nurse documents that a client is "alert and oriented x4." Which combination of
orientation does this notation indicate?
A. Person, place, time, and situation [CORRECT]
B. Person, place, time, and date
C. Person, place, weather, and situation
D. Person, place, time, and family
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Orientation x4 indicates awareness of person (self-identity), place (location), time
(date and current time), and situation (purpose/context of the encounter). The other options
substitute nonstandard elements such as weather or family. The NUR2180 exam tests
orientation definitions.
Q3: A nurse is assessing a client's cranial nerves. Which cranial nerve is being tested when
the nurse asks the client to identify the smell of coffee, cloves, or vanilla?
A. Cranial nerve II (optic)
B. Cranial nerve I (olfactory) [CORRECT]
C. Cranial nerve V (trigeminal)
D. Cranial nerve VII (facial)
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Cranial nerve I (olfactory) is tested by having the client identify familiar odors such
as coffee, cloves, or vanilla with eyes closed. CN II tests vision, CN V tests facial sensation and
chewing, and CN VII tests facial expression. The NUR2180 exam tests cranial nerve function
identification.
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, NUR2180 Quiz Module 9 - Physical Assessment - Verified Answers Rasmussen University
Q4: A nurse is testing cranial nerve II (optic). Which assessment technique is most
appropriate?
A. Testing smell with coffee
B. Testing visual acuity using a Snellen chart [CORRECT]
C. Testing extraocular movements
D. Testing facial sensation
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Cranial nerve II (optic) is tested by assessing visual acuity (Snellen chart), visual
fields, and pupillary reaction to light. Smell tests CN I, extraocular movements test CN III, IV,
VI, and facial sensation tests CN V. The NUR2180 exam tests CN II assessment technique.
Q5: A nurse tests extraocular eye movements by having the client follow the nurse's finger
through the six cardinal fields of gaze. Which cranial nerves are being assessed?
A. CN II and CN III
B. CN III, CN IV, and CN VI [CORRECT]
C. CN V and CN VII
D. CN IX and CN X
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Extraocular movements tested by the six cardinal fields of gaze assess CN III
(oculomotor), CN IV (trochlear), and CN VI (abducens). CN II tests vision, CN V tests facial
sensation, and CN IX/X test swallowing and voice. The NUR2180 exam tests EOM cranial nerve
identification.
Q6: A nurse asks the client to clench the teeth, then palpates the masseter and temporal
muscles. Which cranial nerve is being tested?
A. CN V (trigeminal) [CORRECT]
B. CN VII (facial)
C. CN XI (spinal accessory)
D. CN XII (hypoglossal)
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Cranial nerve V (trigeminal) is tested by assessing facial sensation (three branches)
and the motor function of mastication (masseter and temporal muscles). CN VII tests facial
expression, CN XI tests shoulder shrug and head turn, and CN XII tests tongue movement. The
NUR2180 exam tests CN V identification.
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Quiz Module 9
NUR2180 / NUR 2180 Physical Assessment
Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct
Grade A | Latest Update
Rasmussen University | Nursing Curriculum
Physical Assessment Quiz Module 9 Preparation
Total Questions 75 Multiple-Choice Items
Sections 6 topical sections
Cognitive Distribution 30% Recall | 50% Application | 20% Analysis
Item Style 70% Scenario-Based | 30% Direct Recall
Format 4 options (A-D), single best answer, with rationale
Audience Rasmussen NUR2180 Physical Assessment students
Alignment 2026/2027 nursing curriculum standards
Coverage Neuro, MSK, Integumentary, Head/Neck/Lymph, Special Populations, Documentat
Instructions: This Grade A test bank assesses mastery of NUR2180 Quiz Module 9
Physical Assessment content including neurological assessment (mental status, cranial
nerves, motor/sensory, reflexes), musculoskeletal assessment (joints, muscle strength,
ROM, spine), integumentary assessment (skin, hair, nails, lesions, wounds, pressure
injury staging), head/neck/lymphatic assessment, special populations (pediatric,
geriatric, cultural), and documentation/clinical reasoning. Each item presents one
verified best answer; rationales explain the correct choice and why distractors fail, with
reference to physical assessment principles.
Page 1
,NUR2180 Quiz Module 9 - Physical Assessment - Verified Answers Rasmussen University
Section 1: Neurological Assessment (Mental Status, Cranial Nerves,
Motor/Sensory, & Reflexes) [Q1-Q15]
Q1: A nurse is assessing a client's level of consciousness using the Glasgow Coma Scale
(GCS). The client opens eyes only to painful stimulus, makes incomprehensible sounds, and
withdraws to painful stimulus. What is the client's GCS score?
A. E2 V2 M4 = 8 [CORRECT]
B. E3 V3 M5 = 11
C. E2 V3 M4 = 9
D. E1 V2 M3 = 6
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The GCS is calculated by adding eye opening (E), verbal (V), and motor (M)
responses. Eye opening to pain = E2, incomprehensible sounds = V2, withdrawal to pain = M4,
totaling 8. A score of 8 or less indicates coma; the other options miscalculate the subscores.
This is high-yield NUR2180 content.
Q2: A nurse documents that a client is "alert and oriented x4." Which combination of
orientation does this notation indicate?
A. Person, place, time, and situation [CORRECT]
B. Person, place, time, and date
C. Person, place, weather, and situation
D. Person, place, time, and family
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Orientation x4 indicates awareness of person (self-identity), place (location), time
(date and current time), and situation (purpose/context of the encounter). The other options
substitute nonstandard elements such as weather or family. The NUR2180 exam tests
orientation definitions.
Q3: A nurse is assessing a client's cranial nerves. Which cranial nerve is being tested when
the nurse asks the client to identify the smell of coffee, cloves, or vanilla?
A. Cranial nerve II (optic)
B. Cranial nerve I (olfactory) [CORRECT]
C. Cranial nerve V (trigeminal)
D. Cranial nerve VII (facial)
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Cranial nerve I (olfactory) is tested by having the client identify familiar odors such
as coffee, cloves, or vanilla with eyes closed. CN II tests vision, CN V tests facial sensation and
chewing, and CN VII tests facial expression. The NUR2180 exam tests cranial nerve function
identification.
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, NUR2180 Quiz Module 9 - Physical Assessment - Verified Answers Rasmussen University
Q4: A nurse is testing cranial nerve II (optic). Which assessment technique is most
appropriate?
A. Testing smell with coffee
B. Testing visual acuity using a Snellen chart [CORRECT]
C. Testing extraocular movements
D. Testing facial sensation
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Cranial nerve II (optic) is tested by assessing visual acuity (Snellen chart), visual
fields, and pupillary reaction to light. Smell tests CN I, extraocular movements test CN III, IV,
VI, and facial sensation tests CN V. The NUR2180 exam tests CN II assessment technique.
Q5: A nurse tests extraocular eye movements by having the client follow the nurse's finger
through the six cardinal fields of gaze. Which cranial nerves are being assessed?
A. CN II and CN III
B. CN III, CN IV, and CN VI [CORRECT]
C. CN V and CN VII
D. CN IX and CN X
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Extraocular movements tested by the six cardinal fields of gaze assess CN III
(oculomotor), CN IV (trochlear), and CN VI (abducens). CN II tests vision, CN V tests facial
sensation, and CN IX/X test swallowing and voice. The NUR2180 exam tests EOM cranial nerve
identification.
Q6: A nurse asks the client to clench the teeth, then palpates the masseter and temporal
muscles. Which cranial nerve is being tested?
A. CN V (trigeminal) [CORRECT]
B. CN VII (facial)
C. CN XI (spinal accessory)
D. CN XII (hypoglossal)
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Cranial nerve V (trigeminal) is tested by assessing facial sensation (three branches)
and the motor function of mastication (masseter and temporal muscles). CN VII tests facial
expression, CN XI tests shoulder shrug and head turn, and CN XII tests tongue movement. The
NUR2180 exam tests CN V identification.
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