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