NR 511 Immersion Weekend Mnemonic- key
visual point checkoff – Chamberlain College
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Mnemonic Skill Verbalize key points
Sanitize hands
Inspect Head and face No discoloration or lesions
Head is midline & symmetrica
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NR 511 Immersion Weekend Mnemonic- key
visual point checkoff – Chamberlain College
1
Mnemonic Skill Verbalize key points
Sanitize hands
Inspect Head and face No discoloration or lesions
Head is midline & symmetrical
Palpate lymph nodes
PPOTSS AC PC S
I do not feel any enlargement.
And they are equal bilaterally.
CN 5- Trigeminal Motor
Palpate masseter
muscle of clenched jaw
Trigeminal nerve, which is CN 5.
Test the motor component – palpate
over the masseter muscle as you
clench jaw.
No distortions & great strength.
CN 5- Trigeminal
Senesory
Touch 5 areas of face
sensory portion Trigeminal nerve, CN
5. close eyes and feel me touch.
Forehead, right cheek, left cheek,
chin, nose.
Correct
CN 7 Facial
Facial expressions
smile, frown, raise eyebrows, puff
cheeks, pucker lips.
Bilaterally symmetrical expressions.NR 511 Immersion Weekend Mnemonic- key
visual point checkoff – Chamberlain College
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Look at both ears Inspect outer ear for skin lesions and
symmetry without nodules or lesions.
Inspect with otoscope
CARDS PeG-EM
Pinnae & tragus
Inspect canal and TM. Up & back.
CARDS PeG-EM. (Cerumen, All clear,
Redness, Drainage, Swelling. Pearly
Gray, effusion Middle)
Palpate pinnae and tragus for nodules
& tenderness.
CN 8 acoustic
(vestibulocochlear)
Whisper test
CN 8 (Acoustic) Whisper Test (whisper
words, and patient repeats) Test one
ear at a time!
Inspects sclera and
conjunctiva
Inspects conjunctiva-pink & clear; no
drainage or lesions.
Inspects sclera- white & clear.
CN 2 optic
Central vision
Peripheral vision
Pupillary light reaction
Snellen chart
Wiggle 2 fingers peripherally behind,
above, below
Light from side to one pupil- PERL 2-3
mm
Light from side to other pupil- PERL 2-
3 mm
CN 3 oculomotor
CN 4 trochlear
CN 6 abducens
Star or H pattern
Follow finger with eyes only.
All EOMs intact equally.
Inspect nose midline without visible obstruction,
fracture, or swelling.NR 511 Immersion Weekend Mnemonic- key
visual point checkoff – Chamberlain College
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Inspect nasal
turbinate’s, septum.
Palpate frontal &
maxillary sinuses
PMS B- pink, moist,
swelling, bogginess
SSD – septum straight,
deviation free
speculum inside tipped up nose.
look inside your both turbinates- pink
and moist swelling or bogginess and
the septum is midline. I will angle
anteriorly, and I see that your septum
is straight, there's no deviation.
No palpable frontal & maxillary sinus
tenderness.
Inspect lips, teeth,
gums, buccal mucosa,
palate, tongue, the
floor of the mouth
posterior pharynx, and
tonsils (grade tonsils)
Lips pink, moist. Teeth-no decay or
cracks.
gums look pink without redness or
swelling. B/L buccal mucosa moist and
pink.
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Assess PROM of knees (flexion,
extension). Assess b/l knee strength–
flex/extend against resistance – 5/5.
Assess PROM of the ankles
(dorsiflexion, plantar flexion,
rotation). Assess b/l ankle strength–
dorsi/plantar flex against resistance –
5/5.
Assess dorsalis pedis
pulse
Bilateral assess. 2+ and equal
Inspect and palpate the
spine. Assess active
ROM of the spine.
Inspect and palpate the spine –
expected curvatures, alignment,
tenderness. Assess active ROM of the
spine (flexion, extension, lateral
flexion, and rotation).NR 511 Immersion Weekend Mnemonic- key
visual point checkoff – Chamberlain College
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Assess Romberg assess Romberg -stand with arms at
side & eyes closed for 20 seconds.
Watch for swaying. If none = a
negative Romberg
Assess gait Few steps forward, turn around &
walk back.
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