NSG 316 EXAM 2 (latest version verified
for accuracy) | 2026 Latest!!
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
Sensory: CN IX does posterior 1/3 taste
Cranial Nerve XI: Accessory Test - Answer--shrug shoulders
Cranial Nerve XII: Hypoglossal Test - Answer--say "light, tight, dynamite"
screening neuro exam - Answer--perform on well persons who have no significant
subjective findings
complete neuro exam - Answer--perform on person with neuro concerns
neuro recheck exam - Answer--perform on person with demonstrated neuro defect,
who requires period ic assessment
ansomia - Answer--Decrease or loss of smell occurs bilaterally
hemianopsia; hemianopia - Answer--Defective vision or blindness in one half of the
visual field
ptosis - Answer--drooping eyelid
paresthesias - Answer--tingling, prickling, "pins & needles" (sensory loss)
diplopia - Answer--double vision
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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
Sensory: CN IX does posterior 1/3 taste
Cranial Nerve XI: Accessory Test - Answer--shrug shoulders
Cranial Nerve XII: Hypoglossal Test - Answer--say "light, tight, dynamite"
screening neuro exam - Answer--perform on well persons who have no significant
subjective findings
complete neuro exam - Answer--perform on person with neuro concerns
neuro recheck exam - Answer--perform on person with demonstrated neuro defect,
who requires period ic assessment
ansomia - Answer--Decrease or loss of smell occurs bilaterally
hemianopsia; hemianopia - Answer--Defective vision or blindness in one half of the
visual field
ptosis - Answer--drooping eyelid
paresthesias - Answer--tingling, prickling, "pins & needles" (sensory loss)
diplopia - Answer--double vision
