Exam 18: Sensory Perception

A client recovering from surgery to repair fractured bones in the face tells the nurse that dinner "tastes horrible." Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?

A nurse is educating a client with glaucoma about the different types of the disease.Which statement is appropriate for the nurse to include in the teaching session?

A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative from cataracts surgery.For which eye injury is this client most at risk following cataracts surgery?

A nurse is caring for a client with glaucoma who is prescribed a topical beta-adrenergic blocking agent.When teaching this client about the medication,which will the nurse include?

The nurse is planning care for a client with an uncorrectable hearing loss.Which strategies for communication should the nurse add to the client's plan of care? Select all that apply.

A client with a long history of type 2 diabetes mellitus complains of occasional cold and numb hands and feet.Based on this data,which diagnosis does the nurse anticipate?

A client has been diagnosed with cataracts of both eyes.Which prescription does the nurse anticipate for this client?

An older adult client tells the nurse that reading is easier when the material is held to the left or right.What should the nurse suspect this client is experiencing?

Which nursing action is most appropriate when communicating with a client who has a hearing deficit?

During an assessment,the nurse determines that the client at risk for the development of macular degeneration.Which did the nurse find in the client's health history?

The nurse is planning teaching for a client diagnosed with diabetic neuropathy.What should the nurse include in this teaching?

The nurse is reviewing discharge instructions with a client who had outpatient surgery for cataract removal.What should these instructions include?

The nurse is preparing a seminar for community members on actions to protect sensory functioning when aging.What should the nurse recommend regarding hearing tests for older adults?

The nurse is caring for a client with a penetrating eye injury.Which action is appropriate for the nurse to include in the plan of care?

The nurse suspects that a client has a hearing disorder; however,the client denies not being able to hear.Which initial action by the nurse to assess the client's hearing is appropriate?

An older adult client prescribed eye drops as treatment for glaucoma is experiencing a change in eye color after using the medication.When the client asks why this is occurring,which response by the nurse is appropriate?

The nurse is planning instruction for a client who is newly diagnosed with glaucoma.What should be included in this teaching? Select all that apply.

The nurse provides postoperative teaching to a client recovering from cataract removal surgery.Which client statement indicates that preoperative teaching has been effective?

A client with macular degeneration tells the nurse that vision has improved after making dietary changes.What change did the client most likely implement?

A client recovering from a penetrating eye injury tells the nurse that some shadows and movement can be seen with the eye.Based on this data,which conclusion by the nurse is appropriate?