Intimate Space correct answers 1.5 feet
Personal Space correct answers 4 ft
Social Space correct answers 12 ft
Public Space correct answers 25 ft
Give 2 examples of verbal communication correct answers written and electronic
Name things that can affect patient communication correct answers pain, anxiety, location of
interview, distractions, level of consciousness
What does SBAR stand for correct answers Situation, Background, Assessment,
Recommendation
A student nurse is caring for a 72-year-old patient with Alzheimer's disease who is very
confused. Which is the most appropriate communication strategy to be used by the student
nurse?
a)Written directions for bathing
b)Speaking very loudly
c)Gentle touch while providing ADLs
d)Flat facial expression correct answers C) therapeutic touch
(a will make patient more confused, b the patient isn't deaf so this isn't needed, d no one likes
someone with a flat facial expression)
,C1 olfactory nerve correct answers sense of smell (sensory)
C2 optic nerve correct answers vision, snellen and Rosenbaum (sensory)
C3 oculomotor nerve correct answers eye movement, eyelid elevation, pupil
constriction/dilation, accommodation, PERRLA (motor)
C4 trochlear nerve correct answers eye movement, down and out, helps prevent double vision
(motor)
C5 trigeminal nerve correct answers facial nerve, (3 branches), movement of jaw and sensation
of face (both)
C6 abducens nerve correct answers lateral eye movement (abduction)
C7 facial nerve correct answers smile, frown, puff out cheeks, taste front 2/3 of tongue, saliva
and tear secretion (both)
C8 vestibulocochlear nerve correct answers hearing (cochlea) and balance (vestibul) (sensory)
C9 glossopharyngeal nerve correct answers tongue (glossa), taste/swallow (pharynx, back part of
throat), uvula rises with phonation (both)
C10 vague nerve correct answers longest nerve, sensation of pharynx, vocal cords- say ahhhh
C11 spinal accessory nerve correct answers motor, rotate head against resistance, shrug shoulders
against resistance (motor)
, C12 hypoglossal nerve correct answers hypo (under, glossa (tongue)= under tongue, position of
tongue, movement from side to side (motor)
Name the symptoms of glaucoma correct answers - peripheral vision loss
- abrupt onset of eye pain
- N/V
- blurred vision
- seeing halos around lights
- redness of the eye
Glaucoma correct answers disturbance of the functional integrity of the optic nerve
macular degeneration correct answers central loss of vision
- blurred central vision
- poor night vision
Cataracts correct answers opacity in the lens
- bilateral vision loss that progresses slowly
- diplopia
- painless
Case Study
- 30 y.o male
- inflamed conjunctiva x6 days
- recently adopted a cat
- other symptoms: sneezing, itching, nasal congestion, erythema and watery discharge