The Nurse Is Assessing Cranial Nerve Function in the Patient

The nurse is assessing cranial nerve function in the patient recovering from percutaneous rhizotomy of the facial nerve. What technique should the nurse use when making this assessment?

A) Ask the patient to blow out the cheeks, wrinkle the forehead, frown, wink, and close both eyes tightly.
B) Have the patient touch the index finger to the nose with eyes open, and then repeat the movement with eyes closed.
C) Ask the patient to shrug the shoulders, and then repeat the movement when resistance is applied.
D) Have the patient turn the head to the left, then the right, and touch the ear to the shoulder on the left and right sides.