NSG 316 EXAM 2 REVIEW QUESTIONS
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If a patient answers yes to any screening question you need to do what assessment? -
ANS Complete neurological assessment
What is the sequence of a complete neuro assessment? - ANS - start with mental status
- cranial nerves
- motor and sensory, then reflexes
If you have a patient that is unconscious, and he wakes up 3-4 days after and you try to assess
mental status. The patient states he is at the beach. His level of consciousness is? -
ANS decreased
What is the test used to assess level of consciousness? - ANS GCS - Glasgow Coma Scale
What score on the GCS is normal? - ANS Score of 15 is normal and means that patient is alert
and oriented times 4
What does a positive romberg test mean? what does a negative romberg test mean? -
ANS positive: swaying signals cerebellar ataxia (MS), lowered proprioception and lowered
vestibular function (cerebellum and proprioception not intact, ability of vestibular apparatus in
inner ear not able to maintain standing balance)
negative: normal (ability of the vestibular apparatus in the inner ear to maintain standing
balance, cerebellum and proprioception intact)
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, If there is damage to trigeminal nerve, what affect will it cause to the face? - ANS decreases
sensation to the face
Which cranial nerve stimulates the eyes? - ANS CN 3, 4, 6
How are you going to do visual accommodation? - ANS by asking the patient to focus on a
distant object (this process dilates the pupils) then have the person shift the gaze to a near
object such as your finger held about 7 to 8 cm (3 inches) from the persons nose
- a normal response includes (1) pupillary constriction (2) convergence of the axes of the eyes
What does PERRLA stand for? - ANS Pupils Equal,
Round,
Reactive to Light,
and Accommodation
How are you going to test cranial nerve number 12? - ANS - stick the tongue out
- no tremors or deviation if intact
What does the term Presbyopia mean? - ANS - difficulty seeing with old age
- they lose their lens elasticity as they age
What does anisocoria mean? - ANS unequal pupils
If you use the Snellen chart and see something like 20/30. what do the numbers mean? -
ANS The first number is what the patient can read from or visualize from
- second number is where a normal person can see it from
How are you going to inspect the nasal cavity? - ANS lift tip of the nose with finger while
head is tilted
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AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
If a patient answers yes to any screening question you need to do what assessment? -
ANS Complete neurological assessment
What is the sequence of a complete neuro assessment? - ANS - start with mental status
- cranial nerves
- motor and sensory, then reflexes
If you have a patient that is unconscious, and he wakes up 3-4 days after and you try to assess
mental status. The patient states he is at the beach. His level of consciousness is? -
ANS decreased
What is the test used to assess level of consciousness? - ANS GCS - Glasgow Coma Scale
What score on the GCS is normal? - ANS Score of 15 is normal and means that patient is alert
and oriented times 4
What does a positive romberg test mean? what does a negative romberg test mean? -
ANS positive: swaying signals cerebellar ataxia (MS), lowered proprioception and lowered
vestibular function (cerebellum and proprioception not intact, ability of vestibular apparatus in
inner ear not able to maintain standing balance)
negative: normal (ability of the vestibular apparatus in the inner ear to maintain standing
balance, cerebellum and proprioception intact)
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, If there is damage to trigeminal nerve, what affect will it cause to the face? - ANS decreases
sensation to the face
Which cranial nerve stimulates the eyes? - ANS CN 3, 4, 6
How are you going to do visual accommodation? - ANS by asking the patient to focus on a
distant object (this process dilates the pupils) then have the person shift the gaze to a near
object such as your finger held about 7 to 8 cm (3 inches) from the persons nose
- a normal response includes (1) pupillary constriction (2) convergence of the axes of the eyes
What does PERRLA stand for? - ANS Pupils Equal,
Round,
Reactive to Light,
and Accommodation
How are you going to test cranial nerve number 12? - ANS - stick the tongue out
- no tremors or deviation if intact
What does the term Presbyopia mean? - ANS - difficulty seeing with old age
- they lose their lens elasticity as they age
What does anisocoria mean? - ANS unequal pupils
If you use the Snellen chart and see something like 20/30. what do the numbers mean? -
ANS The first number is what the patient can read from or visualize from
- second number is where a normal person can see it from
How are you going to inspect the nasal cavity? - ANS lift tip of the nose with finger while
head is tilted
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