RNSG 1430-Sensory Perception w/NCLEX QUESTIONS
with answers
"Silent Thief of Sight" Ans✓✓✓ Glaucoma
A patient being treated for chronic open angle glaucoma (COAG) asks the nurse,
"How does glaucoma damage my eyesight?"
1." Results from chronic eye inflammation."
2." Causes increased intraocular pressure."
3." Leads to detachment of the retina."
4. "Is caused by decreased blood flow to the retina." Ans✓✓✓ 2." Causes
increased intraocular pressure."
A patient with glaucoma is being discharged from the hospital. When teaching the
patient and family ways to improve home safety, the nurse tells the family to:
A. Use throw rugs to prevent tripping.
B. Paint the floor black and white to improve perception.
C. Install extra incandescent lighting.
D. install handrails painted the same color as the walls.
E. Increase the amount of Vitamin D in diet. Ans✓✓✓ C. install extra
incandescent lighting.
A short time after cataract surgery, the patient complains of feeling nauseated.
What priority action is necessary?
A. Instruct the patient to take a few deep breaths until the nausea subsides.
B. Explain that this is a common feeling that will pass quickly.
C. Tell the patient to call the nurse promptly if vomiting occurs.
, D. Medicate the patient with an antiemetic, as prescribed. Ans✓✓✓ D. Medicate
the patient with an antiemetic, as prescribed.
After returning home, a patient who has glaucoma will need to continue to instill
eye drops in the affected eye. The primary purpose of applying pressure at the
nasolacrimal duct is that the pressure:
A. Prevents the medication from entering the tear duct.
B. Decreases the aqueous humor production in the eye.
C. Allows the medication to absorb into the cornea to adjust to the medication.
D. Prevents absorption of medication into systemic circulation. Ans✓✓✓ A.
Prevents the medication from entering the tear duct.
An older adult has hearing loss and sensation of fullness in both ears. The nurse
should examine the ears for which condition?
1. Accumulation of cerumen in the external canal.
2. Accumulation of cerumen in the internal canal.
3. External otitis media.
4. Internal otitis media. Ans✓✓✓
Angle closure glaucoma (ACG) or Acute glaucoma Ans✓✓✓ complete blockage of
aqueous humor drainage, IOP rises rapidly > 50 mm HG, which is considered a
medical emergency
antiemetic Ans✓✓✓ a drug effective against vomiting
Aphasia Ans✓✓✓ Neurological disorder influencing the production and
understanding of language
with answers
"Silent Thief of Sight" Ans✓✓✓ Glaucoma
A patient being treated for chronic open angle glaucoma (COAG) asks the nurse,
"How does glaucoma damage my eyesight?"
1." Results from chronic eye inflammation."
2." Causes increased intraocular pressure."
3." Leads to detachment of the retina."
4. "Is caused by decreased blood flow to the retina." Ans✓✓✓ 2." Causes
increased intraocular pressure."
A patient with glaucoma is being discharged from the hospital. When teaching the
patient and family ways to improve home safety, the nurse tells the family to:
A. Use throw rugs to prevent tripping.
B. Paint the floor black and white to improve perception.
C. Install extra incandescent lighting.
D. install handrails painted the same color as the walls.
E. Increase the amount of Vitamin D in diet. Ans✓✓✓ C. install extra
incandescent lighting.
A short time after cataract surgery, the patient complains of feeling nauseated.
What priority action is necessary?
A. Instruct the patient to take a few deep breaths until the nausea subsides.
B. Explain that this is a common feeling that will pass quickly.
C. Tell the patient to call the nurse promptly if vomiting occurs.
, D. Medicate the patient with an antiemetic, as prescribed. Ans✓✓✓ D. Medicate
the patient with an antiemetic, as prescribed.
After returning home, a patient who has glaucoma will need to continue to instill
eye drops in the affected eye. The primary purpose of applying pressure at the
nasolacrimal duct is that the pressure:
A. Prevents the medication from entering the tear duct.
B. Decreases the aqueous humor production in the eye.
C. Allows the medication to absorb into the cornea to adjust to the medication.
D. Prevents absorption of medication into systemic circulation. Ans✓✓✓ A.
Prevents the medication from entering the tear duct.
An older adult has hearing loss and sensation of fullness in both ears. The nurse
should examine the ears for which condition?
1. Accumulation of cerumen in the external canal.
2. Accumulation of cerumen in the internal canal.
3. External otitis media.
4. Internal otitis media. Ans✓✓✓
Angle closure glaucoma (ACG) or Acute glaucoma Ans✓✓✓ complete blockage of
aqueous humor drainage, IOP rises rapidly > 50 mm HG, which is considered a
medical emergency
antiemetic Ans✓✓✓ a drug effective against vomiting
Aphasia Ans✓✓✓ Neurological disorder influencing the production and
understanding of language
