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    Ati nurs 190191 physical assessment proctored exam

    The nurse is caring for a client on the neurologic medical-surgical unit who was admitted for a new onset of cerebrovascular attack. The client has a medical history of hypertension and diabetes. While conducting a neurologic assessment, how should the nurse assess the oculomotor nerve?

    Explanation & Rationale

    A. Asking the client to swallow assesses the glossopharyngeal and vagus nerves. B. Eliciting the gag reflex also assesses the glossopharyngeal and vagus nerves. C. Testing visual acuity assesses the optic nerve. D. The oculomotor nerve (cranial nerve III) controls pupillary response and eye movement, so the nurse should assess the pupillary response to light.

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