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PN 111 RESPIRATORY AND NEURO SYSTEMS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED. GRADED A+ 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 W...

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PN 111 RESPIRATORY AND NEURO SYSTEMS EXAM QUESTIONS AND

ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED. GRADED A+


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 suggest optic nerve damage (CN II) or glaucoma

What are the three expected breath sounds and where are they located?

1. Bronchial breath sounds are heard over the trachea

2. Broncho vesicular breath sounds-anteriorly these sounds are heard at ICS 1-2 and

posteriorly these sounds are heard at T4-T5

3. Vesicular breath sounds are heard over the peripheral lung lobes including axillary

area

What are adventitious breath sounds?

abnormal breath sounds

What is a wheeze and what causes this to occur?

, Wheezing is caused by narrowing of the bronchioles (small airways)

Most commonly heard in patients diagnosed with:

•Asthma

COPD

What is rhonchi and what causes this to occur?

Rhonchi is caused by Narrowing of the larger airway

It is a coarse, 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 (mucous) moving over the alveoli

•Coarse crackles have a bubbling sound or , similar to carbonated soda or separating

Velcro).; and are not usually cleared with coughing. Caused by thick fluid (mucous)

moving over the alveoli

Crackles are most commonly heard in patients diagnosed with:

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