Nose_Mouth_Throat
This is the grade given to tonsils that are touching.
What is 4+
The adult pinna is retracted in this position for during assessments.
What is Up and back
This test assesses for visual acuity.
What is the Snellen Chart
When asking the person to say "ahhh" the nurse is assessing which two structures.
What is the Soft palate and uvula
This is assessment is used to assess hearing acuity.
What is the Whispered voice test
When the nurse stands on the side of the patient and shines a light across the surface of the eye, the nurse is assess this structure.
What is the Cornea
It is important for the nurse to assess for this when assessing each nares.
What is Patency
This is another name for the entire ear.
What is the Auricle or Pinna
This assessment is used to assess peripheral vision.
What is the Confrontation Test
This piece of equipment is used when nurses come into contact with bodily functions such as saliva/urine/sputum/blood.
What are Gloves
This is a structure of the ear that is located behind the ear.
What is the Mastoid Process
This is an expected finding during the diagnostic positions test in extreme lateral movements.
What is Nystagmus
The absence of this at the ventral surface of the tongue could lead to this nursing diagnosis.
What is Fluid volume deficit (Dehydration)
This assessment tool measure hearing by air conduction or bone conduction through vibrating sounds.
What is A tuning fork
This assessment is used to assess EOM's.
What is the diagnostic positions test