The nurse is testing a patient's visual muscle balance and movement. What technique could the nurse use to gather data on this?
a. Visual fields
b. Six cardinal fields of gaze
c. Consensual pupillary reflex
d. Direct pupillary reflex
ANS: B
The examiner moves his or her finger in the six cardinal fields of gaze, coming back to the point of origin between each field of gaze.
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