NUR 100 Sensory Perception Practice Test
1. A nurse is assessing a client for hearing loss. Which of the following find-
ings should the nurse identify as an indication of a possible hearing? select
all that apply
A. Speaks in soft tones
B. Reports ringing in the ears
C. Asks for questions to be repeated
D. Withdraws from social activities
E. Reports feeling dizzy at times
F. Describes sounds as being muffled: C,D,F
2. A nurse is preparing an in-service for a group of staff members about
types of tests used to diagnose sensory impairments. Which of the following
information should the nurse include?
A. An EMG test is performed by placing small electrodes on the scalp
B. A fluorescein angiography test diagnoses dysfunction of the cochlea
C. A bone oscillator test measures how efficiently sounds waves are transmit-
ted through the ossicles
D. An amsler grid test is performed by looking at the internal eye using a slit
lamp: C. Bone oscillator test measures how efficiently sound waves are trasnmitted
through the ossicles
3. A nurse is teaching a group of older adult clients about the sensory system.
The nurse should include that the aging process is most likely to cause which
of the following changes?
A. Decreased sense of touch
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, B. Hearing loss
C. Impaired ability to smell
D. Reduced taste: B. Hearing loss
4. A charge nurse is discussing hearing tests with a newly licensed nurse.
Which of the following info should the charge nurse include?
A. The audiometer test measures the brain's electrical activity in response to
sound
B. A tuning fork is placed against the client's mastoid bone during the Rinne
test
C. The otoacoustic stimulation (OAE) test is the most commonly performed
hearing test
D. Small electrodes are placed behind the client's ears during an electromyo-
graphy test: B. A tubing fork is placed against the client's mastoid bone during the
Rinne test
5. A nurse is reviewing the medial record of the client who reports recent
anosmia. The nurse should identify which of the following conditions as a risk
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1. A nurse is assessing a client for hearing loss. Which of the following find-
ings should the nurse identify as an indication of a possible hearing? select
all that apply
A. Speaks in soft tones
B. Reports ringing in the ears
C. Asks for questions to be repeated
D. Withdraws from social activities
E. Reports feeling dizzy at times
F. Describes sounds as being muffled: C,D,F
2. A nurse is preparing an in-service for a group of staff members about
types of tests used to diagnose sensory impairments. Which of the following
information should the nurse include?
A. An EMG test is performed by placing small electrodes on the scalp
B. A fluorescein angiography test diagnoses dysfunction of the cochlea
C. A bone oscillator test measures how efficiently sounds waves are transmit-
ted through the ossicles
D. An amsler grid test is performed by looking at the internal eye using a slit
lamp: C. Bone oscillator test measures how efficiently sound waves are trasnmitted
through the ossicles
3. A nurse is teaching a group of older adult clients about the sensory system.
The nurse should include that the aging process is most likely to cause which
of the following changes?
A. Decreased sense of touch
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, B. Hearing loss
C. Impaired ability to smell
D. Reduced taste: B. Hearing loss
4. A charge nurse is discussing hearing tests with a newly licensed nurse.
Which of the following info should the charge nurse include?
A. The audiometer test measures the brain's electrical activity in response to
sound
B. A tuning fork is placed against the client's mastoid bone during the Rinne
test
C. The otoacoustic stimulation (OAE) test is the most commonly performed
hearing test
D. Small electrodes are placed behind the client's ears during an electromyo-
graphy test: B. A tubing fork is placed against the client's mastoid bone during the
Rinne test
5. A nurse is reviewing the medial record of the client who reports recent
anosmia. The nurse should identify which of the following conditions as a risk
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