NUR 352 Exam 2 Flashcards
Name the cranial nerves
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I: Olfactory
II: Optic
III: Oculomotor
IV: Trochlear
V: Trigeminal
VI: Abducens
VII: Facial
VIII: Vestibulocochlear
IX: Glossopharyngeal
X: Vagus
XI: Accessory
XII: hypoglossal
Cranial nerves: Sensory, Motor, or Both?
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I: Sensory
II: Sensory
III: Motor
IV: Motor
V: Both
VI: Motor
VII: Both
VIII: Sensory
IX: Both
X: Both
XI: Motor
XII: Motor
How do you test the olfactory nerve?
-sense of smell
-taste with non irritating identifying scent
How do you test the optic nerve?
-sense of vision
-test with eye chart or signs for far vision, have patient read papers for close vision
-PERRLA
How do you test the oculomotor nerve?
-motor movement of pupils
-PERRLA
-pupils constrict when looking close and dilate when looking far
How do you test the trochlear nerve?
-motor
-follow penlight 3 whiskers, looking for smooth movement
How do you test the trigeminal nerve?
-both motor and sensory
-innervates 3 parts of face: forehead, cheek, jaw
-touch with cotton ball to test sensation
-check jaw movement in all directions for motor
How do you test the abducens nerve?
-6 cardinal positions of gaze
How do you test the facial nerve?
-both motor and sensory
-ask patient to raise eyebrows, frown, puff out cheeks
-taste for sensory
How do you test the vestibulocochlear nerve?
-acoustic nerve
-sensory
-sensory: whisper test
-Romberg test for balance, assess standing balance with eyes closed
How do you test the glossopharyngeal nerve?
-both sensory and motor
-motor: assess swallowing ability, gag reflex, uvula rise
-sensory: taste in back 1/3 of tongue
How do you test the vagus nerve?
-same as glossopharyngeal (gag reflex, uvula rise, swallowing)
-bearing down
How do you test the accessory nerve?
-motor
-shrug shoulders, full ROM in head and neck with resistance
ambulate
walk
dermatitis
inflammation/irritation of the skin
supine position
person lying on their back with their face and torso pointing up
lateral
away from midline of body
anterior
towards front of body
posterior
towards back of body
medial
toward midline of body
midline
the medial line/plane of the body
halves are mirror images of each other
inttavenous catheter
IV
near miss
potential error/event that could have caused harm but was caught and avoided
patient safety event
unexpected event or circumstance that occurred without injury to the patient
sentinel event
critical, unexpected adverse event that caused severe physical or psychological harm to a client
-death, dismemberment, permanent injury, or severe, temporary injury
SREs
serious reportable events
another name for SREs
Never Events
Examples of SREs
-surgery on wrong body part
-infant discharged to wrong person
-foreign object left in patient post-op
delegation
transfer of task performance to another health team member while retaining accountability
-RNs supervise the tasks they delegate
When is it okay to delegate?
-when pt is stable
-task is within worker’s job description
-RN is able to teach and supervise
-planned how to monitor
When is it not okay to delegate?
-when there is an unpredictable outcome or increased risk of harm
-thinking, complex assessment, and judgement are required
Delegation steps
- assess and plan
- communicate
- ensure supervision
- evaluate and give feedback
5 rights of delegation
- right task
- right situation
- right worker
- right direction and communication
- right teaching supervision and evaluation
restraints
limit a patient’s movement; intended for safety
should always be used as a last resort