NURS 3632 STUDY GUIDE 2026
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
CLINICAL SOLUTIONS
◉ A nurse is assessing an older adult patient for kinesthetic and
visceral disturbances. Which techniques would the nurse use for this
assessment? Select all that apply.
a. The nurse asks the patient if he is bored, and if so, why.
b. The nurse asks the patient if anything interferes with the
functioning of his senses.
c. The nurse asks the patient if he noticed any changes in the way he
perceives his body.
d. The nurse asks the patient if he has found it difficult to
communicate verbally.
e. The nurse notes if the patient withdraws from being touched.
f. The nurse notes if the patient seems unsure of his body parts or
position..
Answer: c. The nurse asks the patient if he noticed any changes in
the way he perceives his body.
e. The nurse notes if the patient withdraws from being touched.
f. The nurse notes if the patient seems unsure of his body parts or
position.
,◉ A nurse is assessing a patient for tactile disturbances. Which
question asked by the nurse would be appropriate for this
assessment?
a. "Have you been experiencing any strange tastes lately?"
b. "Have you smelled odors lately that other cannot smell?"
c. "Can you tell me what I am placing in your hand right now?"
d. "Have you found it difficult to communicate verbally?".
Answer: c. "Can you tell me what I am placing in your hand right
now?"
◉ A nurse observes that a patient who has cataracts is sitting closer
to the television than usual. Which alteration would the nurse
suspect is causing this patient behavior?
a. Altered stimulation
b. Altered sensory reception
c. Altered nerve impulse conduction
d. Altered impulse translation.
Answer: b. Altered sensory reception
,◉ Which action would be most important for a nurse to include in
the care plan for a patient diagnosed with presbycusis?
a. Obtaining large-print written material
b. Speaking distinctly, using lower frequencies
c. Decreasing tactile stimulation
d. Initiating a safety program to prevent falls.
Answer: b. Speaking distinctly, using lower frequencies
◉ A patient is in the late stages of AIDS, with alterations to the brain
as well as other major organ systems. The patient complains of
loneliness because of friends being "afraid to visit." Based on this
data, what would the nurse determine to be the least likely
underlying etiology for this patient's sensory problems?
a. Stimulation
b. Reception
c. Transmission-perception-reaction
d. Emotional responses.
Answer: d. Emotional responses
◉ Which patient would a nurse assess as being at greatest risk for
sensory deprivation?
, a. An older adult confined to bed at home after a stroke
b. An adolescent in an oncology unit working on homework supplied
by friends
c. A woman in labor
d. A toddler in a playroom awaiting same-day surgery.
Answer: a. An older adult confined to bed at home after a stroke
◉ A patient in an intensive care burn unit for 1 week is in pain much
of the time and has his face and both arms heavily bandaged. His
wife visits every evening for 15 minutes at 1800, 1900, and 2000. A
heart monitor beeps for a patient on one side, and another patient
moans frequently. Which patient assessment would the nurse make
based on this data?
a. Sufficient sensory stimulation
b. Deficient sensory stimulation
c. Excessive sensory stimulation
d. Both sensory deprivation and overload.
Answer: d. Both sensory deprivation and overload
◉ A patient's spinal cord was severed, causing paralysis from the
waist down. When obtaining data about this patient, which
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
CLINICAL SOLUTIONS
◉ A nurse is assessing an older adult patient for kinesthetic and
visceral disturbances. Which techniques would the nurse use for this
assessment? Select all that apply.
a. The nurse asks the patient if he is bored, and if so, why.
b. The nurse asks the patient if anything interferes with the
functioning of his senses.
c. The nurse asks the patient if he noticed any changes in the way he
perceives his body.
d. The nurse asks the patient if he has found it difficult to
communicate verbally.
e. The nurse notes if the patient withdraws from being touched.
f. The nurse notes if the patient seems unsure of his body parts or
position..
Answer: c. The nurse asks the patient if he noticed any changes in
the way he perceives his body.
e. The nurse notes if the patient withdraws from being touched.
f. The nurse notes if the patient seems unsure of his body parts or
position.
,◉ A nurse is assessing a patient for tactile disturbances. Which
question asked by the nurse would be appropriate for this
assessment?
a. "Have you been experiencing any strange tastes lately?"
b. "Have you smelled odors lately that other cannot smell?"
c. "Can you tell me what I am placing in your hand right now?"
d. "Have you found it difficult to communicate verbally?".
Answer: c. "Can you tell me what I am placing in your hand right
now?"
◉ A nurse observes that a patient who has cataracts is sitting closer
to the television than usual. Which alteration would the nurse
suspect is causing this patient behavior?
a. Altered stimulation
b. Altered sensory reception
c. Altered nerve impulse conduction
d. Altered impulse translation.
Answer: b. Altered sensory reception
,◉ Which action would be most important for a nurse to include in
the care plan for a patient diagnosed with presbycusis?
a. Obtaining large-print written material
b. Speaking distinctly, using lower frequencies
c. Decreasing tactile stimulation
d. Initiating a safety program to prevent falls.
Answer: b. Speaking distinctly, using lower frequencies
◉ A patient is in the late stages of AIDS, with alterations to the brain
as well as other major organ systems. The patient complains of
loneliness because of friends being "afraid to visit." Based on this
data, what would the nurse determine to be the least likely
underlying etiology for this patient's sensory problems?
a. Stimulation
b. Reception
c. Transmission-perception-reaction
d. Emotional responses.
Answer: d. Emotional responses
◉ Which patient would a nurse assess as being at greatest risk for
sensory deprivation?
, a. An older adult confined to bed at home after a stroke
b. An adolescent in an oncology unit working on homework supplied
by friends
c. A woman in labor
d. A toddler in a playroom awaiting same-day surgery.
Answer: a. An older adult confined to bed at home after a stroke
◉ A patient in an intensive care burn unit for 1 week is in pain much
of the time and has his face and both arms heavily bandaged. His
wife visits every evening for 15 minutes at 1800, 1900, and 2000. A
heart monitor beeps for a patient on one side, and another patient
moans frequently. Which patient assessment would the nurse make
based on this data?
a. Sufficient sensory stimulation
b. Deficient sensory stimulation
c. Excessive sensory stimulation
d. Both sensory deprivation and overload.
Answer: d. Both sensory deprivation and overload
◉ A patient's spinal cord was severed, causing paralysis from the
waist down. When obtaining data about this patient, which
