Nursing 170 Study Guide Exam 1
Questions And Actual Answers.
myopia - Answer nearsightedness; common in children
presbyopia - Answer impaired vision as a result of aging
presbycusis - Answer age related hearing loss
Identify nursing actions for sensory deprivation - Answer find ways to stimulate the patient such as
giving them something to read, watch TV, listen to music, or have visitors come. it may also help to have
things that are personal to the patient in the room like pictures, personal belongings, along with a clock
and a calendar
Identify nursing actions for sensory deficit - Answer a patient with a deficit is lacking one or more of
there senses. so if the patient cant hear the nurse should sit facing the patient and speak clearly while
annunciation
Identify nursing actions for sensory overload - Answer the best thing for sensory overload is to do as
much at once as possible and limit sounds and visitors so that the patient can get as much rest as
possible
Describe nursing assessment tools and techniques utilized for clients with sensory deficits. - Answer it
may be best to find accommodations to help them for example a patient who is losing there hearing may
benefit from door lights, amplified phones, and smoke detectors with visual signals
Explain sensory deficits which may occur in a client diagnosed with a stroke - Answer hemiplegia (half
polarization)
Aphasia (speech or language impairment)
Describe nursing assessment techniques of the neurological system - Answer vital signs, neurologic
assessment (glasgow coma scale), laboratory test, mental and emotional status (mini-mental state
examination (MMSE))
Questions And Actual Answers.
myopia - Answer nearsightedness; common in children
presbyopia - Answer impaired vision as a result of aging
presbycusis - Answer age related hearing loss
Identify nursing actions for sensory deprivation - Answer find ways to stimulate the patient such as
giving them something to read, watch TV, listen to music, or have visitors come. it may also help to have
things that are personal to the patient in the room like pictures, personal belongings, along with a clock
and a calendar
Identify nursing actions for sensory deficit - Answer a patient with a deficit is lacking one or more of
there senses. so if the patient cant hear the nurse should sit facing the patient and speak clearly while
annunciation
Identify nursing actions for sensory overload - Answer the best thing for sensory overload is to do as
much at once as possible and limit sounds and visitors so that the patient can get as much rest as
possible
Describe nursing assessment tools and techniques utilized for clients with sensory deficits. - Answer it
may be best to find accommodations to help them for example a patient who is losing there hearing may
benefit from door lights, amplified phones, and smoke detectors with visual signals
Explain sensory deficits which may occur in a client diagnosed with a stroke - Answer hemiplegia (half
polarization)
Aphasia (speech or language impairment)
Describe nursing assessment techniques of the neurological system - Answer vital signs, neurologic
assessment (glasgow coma scale), laboratory test, mental and emotional status (mini-mental state
examination (MMSE))
