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NR 509 Week 7 Immersion: Physical Assessment StudyGuide
1) Greet patient
2) Inspect face – no discoloration or
lesions present
3) Inspect head – midline,
symmetrical
4) Palpate lymph nodes:
Preauricular
Postauricular
Occipital
Tonsillar
Submandibular
Submental
Anterior cervical
Posterior cervical
Supraclavicular
*No enlargement, equal bilaterally.
5) Cranial nerve #5 (TRIGEMINAL)
Motor: palpate masseter muscle and have patient clench teeth
-no distortions, great strength
Sensory: have patient close eyes and touch face with q-tip, have them verbalize where
on face you are touching
- Pt. verbalized appropriate areas that were touched. Cranial nerve # 5 is intact.
6) Cranial nerve # 7 (FACIAL)
Facial expressions: smile, frown, puff cheeks—symmetric and equal bilaterally, pucker
, lips—tight
7) Inspect ears—no nodules or skin lesions present, symmetrical
Use otoscope to inspect external auditory canal. Pull ear up and back.
- No swelling, redness, drainage or cerumen.
-Tympanic membrane is pearly gray, no effusion present in middle ear.
*Repeat on other side.
Palpate pinnae & tragus - no nodules or tenderness
8) Cranial nerve # 8 (ACOUSTIC)
Whisper test
- Have patient cover one ear
- Whisper 3 words
- Repeat on other side
*Hearing intact bilaterally.
9) Inspect eyes—conjunctiva clear and pink, no drainage or lesions present; sclera white and
clear.
10) Cranial nerve #2 (OPTIC)
Snellen eye chart—tests central vision
-Stand 6 feet away from patient.
-Have patient cover 1 eye and read smallest line.
-Repeat with other eye.
-Repeat with both eyes.
*Report as 20/20 vision in R eye, L eye, and both eyes.
Continuing assessment of cranial nerve # 2—test peripheral vision.
- Stand at eye level with patient and have patient look straight ahead.
- Test peripheral vision from behind shoulders, above head, and from below at
waist.
Continuing assessment of cranial nerve # 2—test pupillary response.
- Use light on ophthalmoscope and ask patient to stare at your nose.
- Come from side of eye to front.
Both pupils constrict, 2 to 3 cm in diameter, respond to light.
11) Cranial nerves #3 (OCULOMOTOR), #4 (TROCHLEAR), & #6 (ABDUCENS)
Star or “H” pattern—checking extraocular muscles of the eye
All extraocular movements are intact equally.
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