sensory perception practice questions Answered And Graded 2024/25
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Sensory perception
Institution
Sensory Perception
1) A client recovering from surgery to repair fractured bones in the face tells the nurse that dinner "tastes horrible." What should the nurse respond to this client?
A) "The meal on your tray is the best the cafeteria has to offer today."
B) "Let me see if I can order something else for you fro...
sensory perception practice questions Answered
And Graded 2024/25
1) A client recovering from surgery to repair fractured bones in the face tells the nurse that dinner
"tastes horrible." What should the nurse respond to this client?
A) "The meal on your tray is the best the cafeteria has to offer today."
B) "Let me see if I can order something else for you from the cafeteria."
C) "You do not have to eat anything you don't want to."
D) "The facial injuries are affecting your sense of taste and flavor." - Correct Answer D
2) The nurse identifies potential safety concerns for a client with a sensory disorder. Which intervention
should the nurse include in this client's plan of care?
A) Teach how to adapt to the sensory deficit.
B) Identify assistive devices.
C) Provide meaningful interaction and stimulation.
D) Teach the need to take antibiotics as prescribed. - Correct Answer B
3) The nurse is planning care for an older client with early dry macular degeneration. What should the
nurse expect the client will be prescribed?
Select all that apply.
A) Laser surgery
B) Eye patches
C) Antioxidants
D) Eye drops
E) Zinc - Correct Answer C,E
4) A client tells the nurse about having increasing difficulty seeing the print while reading a newspaper.
What will the nurse use to assess this client?
A) Rosenbaum eye chart
B) Penlight
,C) Cover-uncover test
D) Snellen eye chart - Correct Answer A
5) A client with impaired hearing is scheduled for a test to measure the compliance of the middle ear to
sound transmission. For which diagnostic test will the nurse instruct the client?
A) Tympanometry
B) Weber test
C) Rinne test
D) Whisper test - Correct Answer A
6) The nurse is preparing a seminar for community members on actions to protect sensory functioning
when aging. What should the nurse recommend regarding hearing tests for older adults?
A) Schedule an annual hearing test until the age of 50 and then have a test every 6 months.
B) A hearing test is needed when changing medications.
C) A hearing test should be done biannually after the age of 60.
D) Have a hearing test every 10 years until age 50 and then every 3 years. - Correct Answer D
7) A client tells the nurse about plans to become pregnant. What should the nurse provide to ensure
healthy sensory functioning of the newborn?
A) Testing for rubella
B) The need to limit vitamin A intake
C) Importance of ingesting zinc
D) Avoiding foods high in folic acid - Correct Answer A
8) A client with glaucoma is experiencing sensory overload. What can the nurse suggest to reduce this
client's visual overstimulation?
A) Do not go outside during the daytime.
B) Wear sunglasses that block UVA and UVB rays.
C) Insert artificial tears several times a day.
D) Use an over-the-counter eye drop for irritation. - Correct Answer B
, 9) A nurse is caring for a client with a genetic nerve disorder who has a deficit when attempting to move
the tongue. When performing the nursing assessment, the nurse understands that this deficit relates to
which cranial nerve?
A) XII
B) XI
C) VIII
D) VI - Correct Answer A
10) Which nursing action is most appropriate when communicating with a client who has a hearing
deficit?
A) Overarticulating words in order for the client to understand
B) Using shorter phrases, which tend to be easier to understand than longer ones
C) Varying the volume of voice, which is easier to understand than one consistent volume
D) Writing ideas or pantomiming as appropriate in order for the client to understand - Correct Answer d
1) The nurse suspects that a client has a hearing disorder; however, the client denies not being able to
hear. What initial action should the nurse take to assess the client's hearing?
A) Use an otoscope to visualize the inner ear.
B) Schedule a Weber and Rinne test.
C) Confront the client with the suspicion.
D) Observe the client's interaction with family. - Correct Answer D
2) An older client, reporting a significant loss of hearing after being involved in an explosion, asks when
hearing will return. Which response by the nurse is most appropriate at this time?
A) Surgery will help restore the hearing you have lost.
B) The most common cause of hearing impairments is exposure to loud noises.
C) Loud noises can cause immediate, permanent loss of hearing.
D) Hearing loss attributed to loud noises is normally reversible. - Correct Answer C
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