NRSG 3323 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Anterior Triangle Of The Neck, Posterior Triangle Of The Neck, Cranial Nerves
1 Dec 2017
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Lymph node, cranial nerves 2,3,4 & 6 and ear assessment. Palpable nodes: location: bilateral or unilateral, size: ___cm, consistency: fluctuant, soft, rm, nodular, quality: discrete (separated) or matted (together, mobility: mobile or xed, tenderness, warmth, erythema. Evaluation of the lymph nodes would likely follow this pattern: Initial neurological assessment includes orientation to person, place, time and memory. If abnormality, be sure to include which aspect the person is oriented to. Example: patient is alert and oriented to person and place but not time and memory. Cranial nerve assessment is part of a more detailed neurological assessment. Cranial nerves: olfactory cn i: identify smell, optic cn ii (visual acuity/how well can you see?, oculomotor cn iii (movement of eyes, moving eyelids, trochlear iv: (extraoccular movements of the eyes, trigeminal vi: (jaw clenching, chewing) 6. abduces cn: vi extraoccular: facial cn vii: movements, vestibulocochular cn viii:
