While taking a history, the nurse observes that the client's facial cranial nerve (CN VII) is intact based on which behavior of the client?
a. The client's eyes move to the left, right, up, down, and obliquely during conversation.
b. The client moistens the lips with the tongue.
c. The sides of the mouth are symmetric when the client smiles.
d. The client's eyelids blink periodically.
ANS: C
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