The clinical nurse specialist assesses the extent of the damage to a patient’s ninth and tenth cranial nerves. In order to obtain accurate data, the nurse should request the patient to:
  1. Swallow
  2. Shrug
  3. Smell
  4. Blink
Explanation
Answer - A - In order to obtain accurate data, the nurse should request the patient to swallow. Having the patient swallow or checking the gag reflex is a test to assess the glossopharyngeal nerve and vagus nerve.
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