NSG 316 EXAM 2 Frequently Tested Actual Questions and
Answers
Question 1.
Cranial Nerve I: Olfactory Test
Correct Answer: test sense of smell with familiar odor
Question 2.
Cranial Nerve II: Optic Test
Correct Answer: test visual acuity and visual field with confrontation
Question 3.
Confrontation Test
Correct 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
Question 4.
Confrontation Test: normal
Correct Answer: 50 degrees upward 90 degrees temporal 70 degrees down 60
degrees nasal
Question 5.
Cranial Nerve III, IV, VI: Oculomotor, Trochlear, Abducens Test
Correct Answer: PERRLA 6 cardinal positions of gaze
Question 6.
PERRLA
Correct Answer: pupils equal, round, reactive to light (direct and consensual)
and accommodation
,Question 7.
6 cardinal positions of gaze
Correct Answer: right & up right right & down left & up left left & down
Question 8.
nystagmus
Correct Answer: back-and-forth oscillation of the eyes
Question 9.
nystagmus: amplitude
Correct Answer: fine, medium or coarse movement
Question 10.
nystagmus: frequency
Correct Answer: constant or fades after few beats
Question 11.
nystagmus: plane of movement
Correct Answer: horizontal, vertical, rotary or combo
Question 12.
Cranial Nerve V: Trigeminal Test
Correct 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
, Question 13.
What does the corneal reflex test?
Correct Answer: CN V sensory, CN VII motor
Question 14.
Corneal reflex test
Correct Answer: -remove contacts, bring cotton wisp from side, lightly touch
cornea NORMALLY: patient blinks bilaterally
Question 15.
Cranial Nerve VII: Facial Test
Correct 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)
Question 16.
Cranial Nerve VIII: Vestibulocochlear Test
Correct Answer: Whispered voice test
Question 17.
Cranial Nerve IX & X: Glossopharyngeal and Vagus Test
Correct Answer: Motor: open mouth say "ahh" & gag reflex NORMALLY: uvula
and soft palate rise in midline Sensory: CN IX does posterior 1/3 taste
Question 18.
Cranial Nerve XI: Accessory Test
Correct Answer: shrug shoulders
Question 19.
Cranial Nerve XII: Hypoglossal Test
Correct Answer: say "light, tight, dynamite"
Question 20.
screening neuro exam
Correct Answer: perform on well persons who have no significant subjective
findings
Answers
Question 1.
Cranial Nerve I: Olfactory Test
Correct Answer: test sense of smell with familiar odor
Question 2.
Cranial Nerve II: Optic Test
Correct Answer: test visual acuity and visual field with confrontation
Question 3.
Confrontation Test
Correct 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
Question 4.
Confrontation Test: normal
Correct Answer: 50 degrees upward 90 degrees temporal 70 degrees down 60
degrees nasal
Question 5.
Cranial Nerve III, IV, VI: Oculomotor, Trochlear, Abducens Test
Correct Answer: PERRLA 6 cardinal positions of gaze
Question 6.
PERRLA
Correct Answer: pupils equal, round, reactive to light (direct and consensual)
and accommodation
,Question 7.
6 cardinal positions of gaze
Correct Answer: right & up right right & down left & up left left & down
Question 8.
nystagmus
Correct Answer: back-and-forth oscillation of the eyes
Question 9.
nystagmus: amplitude
Correct Answer: fine, medium or coarse movement
Question 10.
nystagmus: frequency
Correct Answer: constant or fades after few beats
Question 11.
nystagmus: plane of movement
Correct Answer: horizontal, vertical, rotary or combo
Question 12.
Cranial Nerve V: Trigeminal Test
Correct 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
, Question 13.
What does the corneal reflex test?
Correct Answer: CN V sensory, CN VII motor
Question 14.
Corneal reflex test
Correct Answer: -remove contacts, bring cotton wisp from side, lightly touch
cornea NORMALLY: patient blinks bilaterally
Question 15.
Cranial Nerve VII: Facial Test
Correct 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)
Question 16.
Cranial Nerve VIII: Vestibulocochlear Test
Correct Answer: Whispered voice test
Question 17.
Cranial Nerve IX & X: Glossopharyngeal and Vagus Test
Correct Answer: Motor: open mouth say "ahh" & gag reflex NORMALLY: uvula
and soft palate rise in midline Sensory: CN IX does posterior 1/3 taste
Question 18.
Cranial Nerve XI: Accessory Test
Correct Answer: shrug shoulders
Question 19.
Cranial Nerve XII: Hypoglossal Test
Correct Answer: say "light, tight, dynamite"
Question 20.
screening neuro exam
Correct Answer: perform on well persons who have no significant subjective
findings
