The nurse is checking results of a neurologic assessment on a ...

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The nurse is checking results of a neurologic assessment on a client. Abnormal results to testing of the abducens nerve indicate the client could have difficulty with:
 
  1. taste sensation.
  2. peripheral vision.
  3. adequate tear production
  4. chewing food properly.

Question 2

A client has sustained damage to the ventral root of the lower thoracic spinal cord. When the client's wife asks whether her husband will be paralyzed, the nurse should explain:
 
  1. He will be able to move his extremities, but he won't be able to feel anything.
  2. Your husband will not have any sensation from the neck down.
  3. He will have flaccid paralysis from the neck down.
  4. His kind of damage will cause flaccid paralysis in the lower extremities.

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: 2

1. The facial nerve controls taste.
2. The abducens, or seventh cranial nerve, controls lateral movement of the eyeball.
3. The facial nerve controls tear production.
4. The trigeminal nerve controls chewing.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: 4

1. Damage to the dorsal root causes loss of sensation.
2. Damage to the dorsal root causes loss of sensation.
3. Since the injury is at the thoracic level, only the lower extremities will be involved.
4. Damage to the ventral root of the spinal cord results in flaccid paralysis. Since the injury is at the thoracic level, only the lower extremities will be involved.