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CN Assessment
Exam 1
8
Nursing
Undergraduate 3
09/16/2018

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Term
CN 1 - Olfactory
Definition
Pt should be able to smell out of both nares.

Occulde one nare - give sniff test. Check other.
Term
CN 2 - Optic nerve
Definition
Visual acuity test.
Test peripheral vision
Pupil activity
Term
CN III, IV & V - oculomotor, trochlear & abducens
Definition
PERRL
6 cardinal fields of vision
Should have no ptosis (eye drooping)
1-2 beat nystagmus ok
Term
CN V - Trigeminal
Definition
Soft touch vs sharp touch identification on maxilla/mandible

Place fingers on bilateral masseters and temporal is muscle. Have pt bite down, tension should be equal
Term
CN VII - Acoustic
Definition
Wisper voice test
Hearing test
Term
CN IX & X - Glossopharyngeal & Vegas
Definition
Stick tongue out
Test gag reflex
Open, say ahhhh - uvula should be midline, soft palate should rise symmetrically
Term
CN IX - Spinal Accessory muscles
Definition
Shrug shoulders agains resistance - should be equal strength
SCM resistance - turn head against resistance - should be =
Term
CN XII - Hypoglossal
Definition
Stick tongue out - should not deviate. No fasciculation (snake like mvmts)
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