NURS 509 EXAM ADVANCED PHYSICAL
ASSESSMENT TEST BANK PRACTICE TEST
2026 TESTED QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ What should be inspected on the patient's face during the assessment?
Answer: Facial skin for lesions or discolorations, head size, symmetry,
and midline position.
⩥ What lymph nodes should be palpated in the head and neck
assessment? Answer: Preauricular, postauricular, occipital, tonsillar,
submandibular, submental, anterior cervical, posterior cervical, and
supraclavicular.
⩥ How is the motor component of CN 5 (Trigeminal) tested? Answer:
Palpate over the masseter muscle as the patient clenches their jaw,
noting strength and distortions.
⩥ How is the sensory component of CN 5 (Trigeminal) tested? Answer:
Lightly touch the patient's face with their eyes closed and ask them to
identify the touched area.
⩥ What facial expressions are used to test CN 7 (Facial)? Answer:
Smile, frown, raise eyebrows, puff cheeks, and pucker lips.
, ⩥ What should be inspected on the outer ear? Answer: Check for
nodules or skin lesions and ensure symmetry bilaterally.
⩥ What is the procedure for inspecting the auditory canal and tympanic
membrane? Answer: Use an otoscope, pulling the ear up and back, and
check for clarity without swelling, redness, drainage, or cerumen.
⩥ How is CN 8 (Acoustic) tested? Answer: Using the Whisper test,
whisper three words while the patient covers one ear and repeats them.
⩥ What should be noted during the inspection of the sclera and
conjunctiva? Answer: Conjunctiva should be pink and moist with no
drainage or lesions; sclera should be white and clear.
⩥ What are the steps to test CN 2 (Optic) for visual acuity? Answer: Use
the Snellen eye pocket chart from 6 feet away, having the patient read
the lowest line while covering each eye.
⩥ How is peripheral vision tested? Answer: Have the patient look
straight ahead while testing their peripheral vision by moving hands
from behind to in front.
ASSESSMENT TEST BANK PRACTICE TEST
2026 TESTED QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ What should be inspected on the patient's face during the assessment?
Answer: Facial skin for lesions or discolorations, head size, symmetry,
and midline position.
⩥ What lymph nodes should be palpated in the head and neck
assessment? Answer: Preauricular, postauricular, occipital, tonsillar,
submandibular, submental, anterior cervical, posterior cervical, and
supraclavicular.
⩥ How is the motor component of CN 5 (Trigeminal) tested? Answer:
Palpate over the masseter muscle as the patient clenches their jaw,
noting strength and distortions.
⩥ How is the sensory component of CN 5 (Trigeminal) tested? Answer:
Lightly touch the patient's face with their eyes closed and ask them to
identify the touched area.
⩥ What facial expressions are used to test CN 7 (Facial)? Answer:
Smile, frown, raise eyebrows, puff cheeks, and pucker lips.
, ⩥ What should be inspected on the outer ear? Answer: Check for
nodules or skin lesions and ensure symmetry bilaterally.
⩥ What is the procedure for inspecting the auditory canal and tympanic
membrane? Answer: Use an otoscope, pulling the ear up and back, and
check for clarity without swelling, redness, drainage, or cerumen.
⩥ How is CN 8 (Acoustic) tested? Answer: Using the Whisper test,
whisper three words while the patient covers one ear and repeats them.
⩥ What should be noted during the inspection of the sclera and
conjunctiva? Answer: Conjunctiva should be pink and moist with no
drainage or lesions; sclera should be white and clear.
⩥ What are the steps to test CN 2 (Optic) for visual acuity? Answer: Use
the Snellen eye pocket chart from 6 feet away, having the patient read
the lowest line while covering each eye.
⩥ How is peripheral vision tested? Answer: Have the patient look
straight ahead while testing their peripheral vision by moving hands
from behind to in front.
