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Know the cranial nerves--name and roman numeral and the function and test(s) for each
nerve

Refer to cranial nerve handout

Where is the nerve center of the ear located?

The inner ear

When the nurse utilizing the Snellen chart. What 3 areas are being assessed?

1. Visual acuity (distance vision)

2. Color perception

3. depth perception

When assessing peripheral vision, the nurse is assessing for the presence of

blind spots which would indicate optic nerve damage CN II or glauoma

Name three breath sounds and their location

1. Bronchial breath sounds are auscultated over trachea

2. Broncho vesicular breath sounds-anteriorly these sounds are ausculated at ICS 1-2
and posteriorly these sounds are ausculated at T4-T5

3. Vesicular breath sounds are auscultated over peripheral lung lobes including axillary
area

What are adventitious breath sounds?

abnormal breath sounds

What is wheeze and what causes this to occur?



Wheeze caused by: Narrowing of the bronchioles/small airways



Most commonly heard in patients diagnosed with:

, •Astma



COPD

What is rhonchi and what causes this to occur?



Rhonchi caused by: Narrowing of the larger airway



It is a course, low, loud sounds with a snoring quality caused by constricted larger
airways, including the tracheobronchial passages



Occur during expiration, or both inspiration and expiration, but they do not occur in
inspiration alone



Generally clears with coughing.



Most commonly heard in patients diagnosed with:



•Bronchitis



COPD

What are crackles and what causes this to occur?



Crackles are heard during inspiration, and may be classified as fine or coarse crackles



•Fine crackles sound like the rubbing of strands of hair together next to your ear, and
are easily cleared upon coughing. Check that the sound is not coming from clothing or
hair on the chest. Caused by thin fluid (mucus) moving over the alveoli

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