.png){kind=logo}
When testing cranial nerve III (oculomotor nerve), which
of the following actions should the nurse ask the patient to
perform?
 a) Stick out the tongue and move it from side to side
 b) Follow the movement of a penlight in six cardinal
directions of gaze
 c) Raise the eyebrows and close the eyes tightly
 d) Look straight ahead and then down and in
Answer: d) Look straight ahead and then down and in
Rationale: Testing cranial nerve III involves assessing the
patient's ability to look straight ahead and then down and
in, which helps to evaluate the function of the oculomotor
nerve.
The nurse is assessing a patient's sensory function. Which
of the following tests can be used to assess tactile
discrimination?
 a) Romberg test
 b) Stereognosis test
 c) Babinski reflex test
 d) Deep tendon reflexes test
Answer: b) Stereognosis test
Rationale: The stereognosis test assesses the patient's
ability to recognize objects by touch, thus evaluating tactile
discrimination as part of sensory function.
During the assessment of deep tendon reflexes, the nurse
.png)