NSG 3600 EXAM 2 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
AVnurseVwhoVisVassessingVanVolderVfemaleVpatientVinVaVlong-
termVcareVfacilityVnotesVthatVtheVpatientVisVatVriskVforVsensoryVdeprivationVrelatedVtoVsevereVrheumatoidVa
rthritisVlimitingVherVactivity.VWhichVinterventionsVwouldVtheVnurseVrecommendVbasedVonVthisVfinding?VSel
ectVallVthatVapply.
UseVaVlowerVtoneVwhenVcommunicatingVwithVtheVpatient.
ProvideVinteractionVwithVchildrenVandVpets.
DecreaseVenvironmentalVnoise.
EnsureVthatVtheVpatientVsharesVmealsVwithVotherVpatients.
DiscourageVtheVuseVofVsedatives.
ProvideVadequateVlightingVandVclearVpathwaysVofVclutter.V-VCORRECTVANSWERV-
b,Vd,Ve.VForVaVpatientVwhoVhasVsensoryVdeprivation,VtheVnurseVshouldVprovideVinteractionVwithVchildrenVan
dVpets,VensureVthatVtheVpatientVsharesVmealsVwithVotherVpatients,VandVdiscourageVtheVuseVofVsedatives.VU
singVaVlowerVtoneVofVvoiceVisVappropriateVforVaVpatientVwhoVhasVaVhearingVdeficit,VdecreasingVenvironmen
talVnoiseVisVanVinterventionVforVsensoryVoverload,VandVprovidingVadequateVlightingVandVremovingVclutterVi
sVanVinterventionVforVaVvisionVdeficit.
AVnurseVisVassessingVaV78-year-
oldVmaleVpatientVforVkinestheticVandVvisceralVdisturbances.VWhichVtechniquesVwouldVtheVnurseVuseVforVthi
sVassessment?VSelectVallVthatVapply.
TheVnurseVasksVtheVpatientVifVheVisVbored,VandVifVso,Vwhy.
TheVnurseVasksVtheVpatientVifVanythingVinterferesVwithVtheVfunctioningVofVhisVsenses.
TheVnurseVasksVtheVpatientVifVheVnoticedVanyVchangesVinVtheVwayVheVperceivesVhisVbody.
TheVnurseVasksVtheVpatientVifVheVhasVfoundVitVdifficultVtoVcommunicateVverbally.
TheVnurseVnotesVifVtheVpatientVwithdrawsVfromVbeingVtouched.
TheVnurseVnotesVifVtheVpatientVseemsVunsureVofVhisVbodyVpartsVand/orVposition.V-VCORRECTVANSWERV-
c,Ve,Vf.VToVassessVforVkinestheticVandVvisceralVdisturbances,VtheVnurseVwouldVassessVforVperceivedVbodyVch
angesVinsideVandVout,VandVchangesVinVbodyVpartsVorVposition.VAskingVifVtheVpatientVisVboredVassessesVstim
ulation,VaskingVifVanythingVinterferesVwithVhisVsensesVassessesVreception,VandVaskingVaboutVdifficultyVcom
municatingVassessesVforVtransmission-perception-reaction.
, AVnurseVasksVaVpatientVtoVcloseVherVeyes,VstateVwhenVsheVfeelsVsomething,VandVdescribeVtheVfeeling.VTheV
nurseVthenVbrushesVtheVpatient'sVskinVwithVaVcottonVball,VandVtouchesVtheVpatient'sVskinVwithVbothVsidesV
ofVaVsafetyVpin.VWhichVsenseVisVtheVnurseVassessing?
Gustatory
Olfactory
Tactile
KinestheticV-VCORRECTVANSWERV-
c.VTheVnurseVisVassessingVforVtactileV(touch)VdisturbancesVbyVbrushingVtheVskinVwithVaVcottonVballVandVtouc
hingVtheVskinVwithVaVsafetyVpin.VGustatoryVdisturbancesVinvolveVtaste,VolfactoryVdisturbancesVinvolveVtheVs
enseVofVsmell,VandVkinestheticVdisturbancesVareVrelatedVtoVbodyVpositioning.
AVnurseVobservesVthatVaVpatientVwhoVhasVcataractsVisVsittingVcloserVtoVtheVtelevisionVthanVusual.VTheVnurs
eVwouldVinterpretVthatVtheVetiologicVbasisVofVthisVsensoryVproblemVisVanValterationVin:
EnvironmentalVstimuli
SensoryVreception
NerveVimpulseVconduction
ImpulseVtranslationV-VCORRECTVANSWERV-
b.VCataractsVareVinterferingVwithVtheVpatient'sVabilityVtoVreceiveVvisualVstimuli:ValteredVsensoryVreception.V
TheVnatureVofVincomingVstimuli,VtheVconductionVofVnerveVimpulses,VandVtheVtranslationVofVincomingVimpu
lsesVinVtheVbrainVareVnotVaVproblemVhere.
WhichVactionVwouldVbeVmostVimportantVforVaVnurseVtoVincludeVinVtheVplanVofVcareVforVaVpatientVwhoVisV85V
yearsVoldVandVhasVpresbycusis?VObtainingVlarge-
printVwrittenVmaterialVSpeakingVdistinctly,VusingVlowerVfrequenciesVDecreasingVtactileVstimulationVInitiatin
gVaVsafetyVprogramVtoVpreventVfallsV-VCORRECTVANSWERV-
b.VPresbycusisVisVaVnormalVlossVofVhearingVasVaVresultVofVtheVagingVprocess.VSpeakingVdistinctlyVinVlowerVfr
equenciesVisVindicated.VTheVotherVchoicesVreferVtoVinterventionsVforVotherVsensoryVproblems.
AVpatientVisVinVtheVlateVstagesVofVAIDS,VwhichVisVnowVaffectingVhisVbrainVasVwellVotherVmajorVorganVsystem
s.VTheVpatientVconfidesVtoVtheVnurseVthatVheVfeelsVterriblyValoneVbecauseVmostVofVhisVfriendsVareVafraidVto
Vvisit.VTheVnurseVdeterminesVthatVtheVleastVlikelyVunderlyingVetiologyVforVhisVsensoryVproblemsVwouldVbe:
Stimulation
Reception
Transmission-perception-reaction
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
AVnurseVwhoVisVassessingVanVolderVfemaleVpatientVinVaVlong-
termVcareVfacilityVnotesVthatVtheVpatientVisVatVriskVforVsensoryVdeprivationVrelatedVtoVsevereVrheumatoidVa
rthritisVlimitingVherVactivity.VWhichVinterventionsVwouldVtheVnurseVrecommendVbasedVonVthisVfinding?VSel
ectVallVthatVapply.
UseVaVlowerVtoneVwhenVcommunicatingVwithVtheVpatient.
ProvideVinteractionVwithVchildrenVandVpets.
DecreaseVenvironmentalVnoise.
EnsureVthatVtheVpatientVsharesVmealsVwithVotherVpatients.
DiscourageVtheVuseVofVsedatives.
ProvideVadequateVlightingVandVclearVpathwaysVofVclutter.V-VCORRECTVANSWERV-
b,Vd,Ve.VForVaVpatientVwhoVhasVsensoryVdeprivation,VtheVnurseVshouldVprovideVinteractionVwithVchildrenVan
dVpets,VensureVthatVtheVpatientVsharesVmealsVwithVotherVpatients,VandVdiscourageVtheVuseVofVsedatives.VU
singVaVlowerVtoneVofVvoiceVisVappropriateVforVaVpatientVwhoVhasVaVhearingVdeficit,VdecreasingVenvironmen
talVnoiseVisVanVinterventionVforVsensoryVoverload,VandVprovidingVadequateVlightingVandVremovingVclutterVi
sVanVinterventionVforVaVvisionVdeficit.
AVnurseVisVassessingVaV78-year-
oldVmaleVpatientVforVkinestheticVandVvisceralVdisturbances.VWhichVtechniquesVwouldVtheVnurseVuseVforVthi
sVassessment?VSelectVallVthatVapply.
TheVnurseVasksVtheVpatientVifVheVisVbored,VandVifVso,Vwhy.
TheVnurseVasksVtheVpatientVifVanythingVinterferesVwithVtheVfunctioningVofVhisVsenses.
TheVnurseVasksVtheVpatientVifVheVnoticedVanyVchangesVinVtheVwayVheVperceivesVhisVbody.
TheVnurseVasksVtheVpatientVifVheVhasVfoundVitVdifficultVtoVcommunicateVverbally.
TheVnurseVnotesVifVtheVpatientVwithdrawsVfromVbeingVtouched.
TheVnurseVnotesVifVtheVpatientVseemsVunsureVofVhisVbodyVpartsVand/orVposition.V-VCORRECTVANSWERV-
c,Ve,Vf.VToVassessVforVkinestheticVandVvisceralVdisturbances,VtheVnurseVwouldVassessVforVperceivedVbodyVch
angesVinsideVandVout,VandVchangesVinVbodyVpartsVorVposition.VAskingVifVtheVpatientVisVboredVassessesVstim
ulation,VaskingVifVanythingVinterferesVwithVhisVsensesVassessesVreception,VandVaskingVaboutVdifficultyVcom
municatingVassessesVforVtransmission-perception-reaction.
, AVnurseVasksVaVpatientVtoVcloseVherVeyes,VstateVwhenVsheVfeelsVsomething,VandVdescribeVtheVfeeling.VTheV
nurseVthenVbrushesVtheVpatient'sVskinVwithVaVcottonVball,VandVtouchesVtheVpatient'sVskinVwithVbothVsidesV
ofVaVsafetyVpin.VWhichVsenseVisVtheVnurseVassessing?
Gustatory
Olfactory
Tactile
KinestheticV-VCORRECTVANSWERV-
c.VTheVnurseVisVassessingVforVtactileV(touch)VdisturbancesVbyVbrushingVtheVskinVwithVaVcottonVballVandVtouc
hingVtheVskinVwithVaVsafetyVpin.VGustatoryVdisturbancesVinvolveVtaste,VolfactoryVdisturbancesVinvolveVtheVs
enseVofVsmell,VandVkinestheticVdisturbancesVareVrelatedVtoVbodyVpositioning.
AVnurseVobservesVthatVaVpatientVwhoVhasVcataractsVisVsittingVcloserVtoVtheVtelevisionVthanVusual.VTheVnurs
eVwouldVinterpretVthatVtheVetiologicVbasisVofVthisVsensoryVproblemVisVanValterationVin:
EnvironmentalVstimuli
SensoryVreception
NerveVimpulseVconduction
ImpulseVtranslationV-VCORRECTVANSWERV-
b.VCataractsVareVinterferingVwithVtheVpatient'sVabilityVtoVreceiveVvisualVstimuli:ValteredVsensoryVreception.V
TheVnatureVofVincomingVstimuli,VtheVconductionVofVnerveVimpulses,VandVtheVtranslationVofVincomingVimpu
lsesVinVtheVbrainVareVnotVaVproblemVhere.
WhichVactionVwouldVbeVmostVimportantVforVaVnurseVtoVincludeVinVtheVplanVofVcareVforVaVpatientVwhoVisV85V
yearsVoldVandVhasVpresbycusis?VObtainingVlarge-
printVwrittenVmaterialVSpeakingVdistinctly,VusingVlowerVfrequenciesVDecreasingVtactileVstimulationVInitiatin
gVaVsafetyVprogramVtoVpreventVfallsV-VCORRECTVANSWERV-
b.VPresbycusisVisVaVnormalVlossVofVhearingVasVaVresultVofVtheVagingVprocess.VSpeakingVdistinctlyVinVlowerVfr
equenciesVisVindicated.VTheVotherVchoicesVreferVtoVinterventionsVforVotherVsensoryVproblems.
AVpatientVisVinVtheVlateVstagesVofVAIDS,VwhichVisVnowVaffectingVhisVbrainVasVwellVotherVmajorVorganVsystem
s.VTheVpatientVconfidesVtoVtheVnurseVthatVheVfeelsVterriblyValoneVbecauseVmostVofVhisVfriendsVareVafraidVto
Vvisit.VTheVnurseVdeterminesVthatVtheVleastVlikelyVunderlyingVetiologyVforVhisVsensoryVproblemsVwouldVbe:
Stimulation
Reception
Transmission-perception-reaction