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NSG 316 EXAM 2
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,Cranial Nerve I: Olfactory Test -✔✔ answer test sense of smell with familiar odor
Cranial Nerve II: Optic Test -✔✔ answer test visual acuity and visual field with confrontation
Confrontation Test -✔✔ answer gross measure of peripheral vision
-stand 2 fett from person
-have patient cover one eye, then cover your own eye opposite to the persons covered one
-hold finger as target midline between you and patient, slowly advance to periphery
-as person to say "now" as target is first seen
Confrontation Test: normal -✔✔ answer 50 degrees upward
90 degrees temporal
70 degrees down
60 degrees nasal
Cranial Nerve III, IV, VI: Oculomotor, Trochlear, Abducens Test -✔✔ answer PERRLA
6 cardinal positions of gaze
PERRLA -✔✔ answer pupils equal, round, reactive to light (direct and consensual) and
accommodation
6 cardinal positions of gaze -✔✔ answer right & up
right
right & down
left & up
left
left & down
, nystagmus -✔✔ answer back-and-forth oscillation of the eyes
nystagmus: amplitude -✔✔ answer fine, medium or coarse movement
nystagmus: frequency -✔✔ answer constant or fades after few beats
nystagmus: plane of movement -✔✔ answer horizontal, vertical, rotary or combo
Cranial Nerve V: Trigeminal Test -✔✔ answer Motor: asking the client to clench her teeth while you
palpate the masseter (muscle of mastication)
Sensory- test light touch by having a client closer their eyes while you toucher her face gently with a
wisp of cotton, patient identifies location
What does the corneal reflex test? -✔✔ answer CN V sensory, CN VII motor
Corneal reflex test -✔✔ answer -remove contacts, bring cotton wisp from side, lightly touch cornea
NORMALLY: patient blinks bilaterally
Cranial Nerve VII: Facial Test -✔✔ answer Motor: have client smile, frown, puff out her cheeks, raise
her eyebrows, close her eyes tightly
Sensory: anterior 2/3 taste (sugar, salt, lemon juice)
Cranial Nerve VIII: Vestibulocochlear Test -✔✔ answer Whispered voice test
Cranial Nerve IX & X: Glossopharyngeal and Vagus Test -✔✔ answer Motor: open mouth say "ahh"
& gag reflex
NORMALLY: uvula and soft palate rise in midline
NSG 316 EXAM 2
questions and answers
2025/2026 latest update
100% verified
USER
STUVIA
,Cranial Nerve I: Olfactory Test -✔✔ answer test sense of smell with familiar odor
Cranial Nerve II: Optic Test -✔✔ answer test visual acuity and visual field with confrontation
Confrontation Test -✔✔ answer gross measure of peripheral vision
-stand 2 fett from person
-have patient cover one eye, then cover your own eye opposite to the persons covered one
-hold finger as target midline between you and patient, slowly advance to periphery
-as person to say "now" as target is first seen
Confrontation Test: normal -✔✔ answer 50 degrees upward
90 degrees temporal
70 degrees down
60 degrees nasal
Cranial Nerve III, IV, VI: Oculomotor, Trochlear, Abducens Test -✔✔ answer PERRLA
6 cardinal positions of gaze
PERRLA -✔✔ answer pupils equal, round, reactive to light (direct and consensual) and
accommodation
6 cardinal positions of gaze -✔✔ answer right & up
right
right & down
left & up
left
left & down
, nystagmus -✔✔ answer back-and-forth oscillation of the eyes
nystagmus: amplitude -✔✔ answer fine, medium or coarse movement
nystagmus: frequency -✔✔ answer constant or fades after few beats
nystagmus: plane of movement -✔✔ answer horizontal, vertical, rotary or combo
Cranial Nerve V: Trigeminal Test -✔✔ answer Motor: asking the client to clench her teeth while you
palpate the masseter (muscle of mastication)
Sensory- test light touch by having a client closer their eyes while you toucher her face gently with a
wisp of cotton, patient identifies location
What does the corneal reflex test? -✔✔ answer CN V sensory, CN VII motor
Corneal reflex test -✔✔ answer -remove contacts, bring cotton wisp from side, lightly touch cornea
NORMALLY: patient blinks bilaterally
Cranial Nerve VII: Facial Test -✔✔ answer Motor: have client smile, frown, puff out her cheeks, raise
her eyebrows, close her eyes tightly
Sensory: anterior 2/3 taste (sugar, salt, lemon juice)
Cranial Nerve VIII: Vestibulocochlear Test -✔✔ answer Whispered voice test
Cranial Nerve IX & X: Glossopharyngeal and Vagus Test -✔✔ answer Motor: open mouth say "ahh"
& gag reflex
NORMALLY: uvula and soft palate rise in midline
