The nurse is performing a neurological assessment on a client and has asked the client to smile, show the teeth, wrinkle the forehead and whistle. Which cranial nerve is the nurse assessing in this client?
a. VII c. XI
b. IX d. XII
A
The nurse is assessing cranial nerve VII, the facial nerve.
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