NUR2180 Week 5 Quiz 2025: Physical Assessment Practice Questions & Answers

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Week 5 Quiz - NUR2180 / NUR 2180 (Latest 2025) :

Physical Assessment - Rasmussen

what do we look for when inspecting the head?

.....ANSWER.....size and shape, hair distribution, symmetry, ROM

what do we look for when palpating the head?

.....ANSWER.....TMJ, abnormalities

how do we test visual acuity? .....ANSWER.....snellen chart

how do we test peripheral vision? .....ANSWER.....confrontation

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what are the six cardinal directions? .....ANSWER.....inferior

oblique, medial rectus, superior oblique, superior rectus, lateral

rectus, inferior rectus

what does PERRLA stand for? .....ANSWER.....pupils equal, round,

reactive to light and accommodation

how do we test for PERRLA? .....ANSWER.....pupillary light reflex

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what is the consensual light reflex>? .....ANSWER.....constriction of

the opposite pupil in the light reflex

when do pupils dilate? .....ANSWER.....distant vision and dim light

when do pupils constrict? .....ANSWER.....close vision and bright

light

what is the red light reflex? .....ANSWER.....Shine light with

consensual constriction= reflection of light off the retinal, white=

bad for cancer, red is good

how do we assess the ears? .....ANSWER.....inspect and palpate

what are we looking for when inspecting the ears?

.....ANSWER.....size and shape, skin condition, drainage

what is the term for ear wax? .....ANSWER.....cerumen

how do we test hearing? .....ANSWER.....finger rub test or whisper

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