During a Clinical Assessment of a 68-Year-Old Client Who Has

Multiple Choice

During a clinical assessment of a 68-year-old client who has suffered a head injury, a neurologist suspects that a client has a sustained damage to her vagus (CN X) nerve. Which of the following assessment findings is most likely to lead the physician to this conclusion?

A) The client has difficulty swallowing and has had recent constipation and hypoactive bowel sounds.
B) The client is unable to turn her head from side to side, and her tongue is flaccid.
C) The client has a unilateral facial droop, dry eyes, and decreased salivary production.
D) The client is unable to perform any fine motor movements of her tongue.