NSG 214: QUIZ 4 (PRACTICE EXAM) 2026/2027 | HEALTH ASSESSMENT STUDY
GUIDE, EXAM REVIEW & PRACTICE QUESTIONS
During your assessment of the cranial nerves, you find the following: lack of blink in right eye
with corneal reflex; intact ability to sense light touch on face; loss of movement with facial
features on right side. This would indicate dysfunction of which of the following cranial
nerve(s)?
- Motor and sensory of XI
- Motor component of VII
- Motor component of IV
- Motor of X and sensory of VI - Correct answer ✔✔ Motor component of VII
* The motor component of VII (Facial) is the ability to smile, frown, and puff out your cheeks
XI (Spinal Accessory) - motor: mov't of the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius; no sensory
IV (Trochlear) - motor: downward and inward movement of the eye
X (Vagus) - motor: mov't of the pharynx and larynx (talking and swallowing)
VI (Abducens) - does not have a sensory branch
The nurse is examining a patient's ears and notices cerumen in the external canal. Which of
these statements about cerumen is correct?
- The purpose of cerumen is to protect and lubricate the ear.
- The presence of cerumen is indicative of poor hygiene.
- Cerumen is necessary for transmitting sound through the auditory canal.
- Wet, honey-colored cerumen is a sign of infection. - Correct answer ✔✔ The purpose of
cerumen is to protect and lubricate the ear.
* The presence of cerumen is not indicative of poor hygiene.
Cerumen is not necessary for transmitting sound through the auditory canal.
, Wet, honey-colored cerumen is an expected finding.
You are doing an assessment on a 21-year-old male. You note that his nasal mucosa appears
pale, gray, and swollen. What would be the most appropriate question to ask the patient?
- "Do you have an elevated temperature?"
- "Have you had any symptoms of a cold?"
- "Are you aware of having any allergies?"
- "Have you been having frequent nose bleeds?" - Correct answer ✔✔ "Are you aware of having
any allergies?"
* Nasal mucosa that appears pale, gray, and swollen indicates an allergy.
An elevated temperature is a symptom of an infection indicated by bright red, swollen nasal
mucosa.
A cold results in pink nasal mucosa with watery discharge.
Nose bleeds would result in bright red and tender nasal mucosa.
The nurse is assessing a patient who may have hearing loss. Which of these statements is true
concerning air conduction?
- Noise damage causes a conductive hearing loss.
- Air conduction is the normal pathway for hearing.
- Amplitude of sound determines the pitch that is heard.
- Vibrations of the bones in the skull cause air conduction. - Correct answer ✔✔ Air conduction
is the normal pathway for hearing
* Noise damage causes a sensorineural hearing loss.
Amplitude of sound does not determine the pitch that is heard.
Vibrations of the bones in the skull are not the cause of air conduction.
GUIDE, EXAM REVIEW & PRACTICE QUESTIONS
During your assessment of the cranial nerves, you find the following: lack of blink in right eye
with corneal reflex; intact ability to sense light touch on face; loss of movement with facial
features on right side. This would indicate dysfunction of which of the following cranial
nerve(s)?
- Motor and sensory of XI
- Motor component of VII
- Motor component of IV
- Motor of X and sensory of VI - Correct answer ✔✔ Motor component of VII
* The motor component of VII (Facial) is the ability to smile, frown, and puff out your cheeks
XI (Spinal Accessory) - motor: mov't of the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius; no sensory
IV (Trochlear) - motor: downward and inward movement of the eye
X (Vagus) - motor: mov't of the pharynx and larynx (talking and swallowing)
VI (Abducens) - does not have a sensory branch
The nurse is examining a patient's ears and notices cerumen in the external canal. Which of
these statements about cerumen is correct?
- The purpose of cerumen is to protect and lubricate the ear.
- The presence of cerumen is indicative of poor hygiene.
- Cerumen is necessary for transmitting sound through the auditory canal.
- Wet, honey-colored cerumen is a sign of infection. - Correct answer ✔✔ The purpose of
cerumen is to protect and lubricate the ear.
* The presence of cerumen is not indicative of poor hygiene.
Cerumen is not necessary for transmitting sound through the auditory canal.
, Wet, honey-colored cerumen is an expected finding.
You are doing an assessment on a 21-year-old male. You note that his nasal mucosa appears
pale, gray, and swollen. What would be the most appropriate question to ask the patient?
- "Do you have an elevated temperature?"
- "Have you had any symptoms of a cold?"
- "Are you aware of having any allergies?"
- "Have you been having frequent nose bleeds?" - Correct answer ✔✔ "Are you aware of having
any allergies?"
* Nasal mucosa that appears pale, gray, and swollen indicates an allergy.
An elevated temperature is a symptom of an infection indicated by bright red, swollen nasal
mucosa.
A cold results in pink nasal mucosa with watery discharge.
Nose bleeds would result in bright red and tender nasal mucosa.
The nurse is assessing a patient who may have hearing loss. Which of these statements is true
concerning air conduction?
- Noise damage causes a conductive hearing loss.
- Air conduction is the normal pathway for hearing.
- Amplitude of sound determines the pitch that is heard.
- Vibrations of the bones in the skull cause air conduction. - Correct answer ✔✔ Air conduction
is the normal pathway for hearing
* Noise damage causes a sensorineural hearing loss.
Amplitude of sound does not determine the pitch that is heard.
Vibrations of the bones in the skull are not the cause of air conduction.
