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Examine the sternomastoid and trapezius muscles for equal size.
- Check equal strength by asking the person to rotate the head forcibly against resistance applied to the side of the chin
- Then ask the person to shrug the shoulders against resistance *These movements should feel equally strong on both sides. - correct answer ✅How do you assess Cranial Nerve XI (spinal accessory)? Graphesthesia - correct answer ✅With the person's eyes closed, use a blunt instrument to trace a single digit number or a letter on the palm. Ask the person to tell you what it is Graphesthesia - correct answer ✅___________ is a good measure of sensory loss if the person cannot make the hand movements needed for stereognosis, as occurs in arthritis.
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swallowing, gag reflex - correct answer ✅How do you assess Cranial Nerve IX (Glossopharyngeal)? 0 No response 1+ diminished, low normal, or occurs only with reinforcement 2+ Average normal 3+ Brisker than average, may indicate disease, probably normal 4+ Very brisk, hyperactive with clonus, indicative of disease - correct answer ✅How do you stage reflexes? Motor function: Smile, frown, close eyes tightly, lift eyebrows, show teeth, puff cheeks - correct answer ✅How do you assess Cranial Nerve VII (Facial) Romberg test - correct answer ✅used to evaluate cerebellar function and balance
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range of motion. Which of these results would the nurse expect to find? Glascow Coma Scale - correct answer ✅Because the terms describing levels of consciousness are ambiguous, the _____________ was developed as an accurate and reliable quantitative tool. The _____ is a standardized, objective assessment that defines the level of consciousness by giving it a numeric value. eye opening, verbal response, motor response - correct answer ✅3 components of Glasgow coma scale Coordination and Skilled Movements Tests of Ataxia: Rapid Alternating Movements (RAM) - slap hands upside down, touch thumb to each finger Finger-Nose-Finger test Heel-to-Shin test Balance test - correct answer ✅How do you assess for cerebellar function?
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Phonates "Ahhh" Gag reflex Swallowing Voice quality - correct answer ✅How do you assess Cranial Nerve X (Vagus)?
- Level of consciousness
- Motor function
- Pupillary response
- Vital signs - correct answer ✅Components of the Neurological Recheck q 5-15 minutes dorsiflexion of the big toe and fanning of all toes - correct answer ✅What is an abnormal Plantar Reflex in adults? plantar flexion of the toes (point down) and inversion and flexion of the forefoot. completely absent - correct answer ✅What is a normal Plantar Reflex in adults?
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Let the lower legs dangle freely to flex the knee and stretch the tendons. Strike the tendon directly just below the patella. Extension of the lower leg is the expected response. You also will palpate contraction of the quadriceps. Can distract pt by telling them to lock the fingers together and "pull as hard as you can." Then strike the tendon. - correct answer ✅How do you perform the Patellar reflex? Cerebellum damage - correct answer ✅If the patient has had recent falls you would assess/test them for what?
