The nurse is caring for a patient who sustained head and abdominal injuries from a motor vehicle crash. While the nurse is inserting a nasogastric tube to decompress the stomach, the patient begins to cough and gag
What cranial nerves did the nurse inadvertently assess when inserting the nasogastric tube into the patient? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. IX (glossopharyngeal)
2. X (vagus)
3. V (trigeminal)
4. VII (facial)
5. III (oculomotor)
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Rationale 1: This nerve is intact when the patient exhibits the cough and gag reflex.
Rationale 2: This nerve is intact when the patient exhibits the cough and gag reflex.
Rationale 3: This nerve is used to assess for the corneal reflex.
Rationale 4: This nerve is used to assess for the corneal reflex.
Rationale 5: This nerve is used to assess pupillary response.
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