Questions on Mental Status and Cranial Nerves

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1. What questions can you ask a patient to assess his or her state of consciousness?

A. Ask the patient about his or her thoughts, feelings, and emotions.

B. Ask for the date, his or her name, and the location.

C. Ask the patient to repeat a series of five numbers.

D. Ask the patient to write his or her name and address. 

 2. Which of the following cranial nerves is assessed by holding a scented object under the patient’s nose?

A. Facial nerve

B. Oculomotor nerve

C. Olfactory nerve

D. Acoustic nerve 

3. What are the Snellen and Rosenbaum charts used to assess?

A. Optic nerve

B. Trigeminal nerve

C. Abducens nerve

D. Facial nerve 

4. Which of the following are included in the assessment of mental status?

A. Speech and language

B. Emotional stability

C. Physical appearance and behavior

D. All of the above 

 5. Which of the following actions are part of the assessment of the glossopharyngeal and vagus nerves?

A. Testing the gag reflex

B. Having the patient swallow

C. Touching the patient’s face with dull and sharp objects

D. Both A and B