Exam 51: Sensory System Function,Assessment,and Therapeutic Measures: Vision and Hearing

A patient is scheduled for an indocyanine green angiography.For what should the nurse assess before this patient has the test?

While checking a patient's pupils the nurse notes that the left pupil constricts when a light is shined into the right eye.What does this information suggest to the nurse?

A patient is diagnosed with sensorineural deafness.The nurse realizes that which cranial nerve is malfunctioning in this patient?

During data collection a patient states that at times the ears hurt when there are loud noises.The nurse realizes that the patient is describing noises at which decibel level?

The nurse is testing a patient's visual muscle balance and movement.What technique should the nurse use to gather this data?

The nurse is caring for a patient who asks what arcus senilis is.How should the nurse explain this finding?

The nurse suspects a patient has a hearing deficit.What behavior did the patient demonstrate that indicates a hearing loss?

The nurse is teaching a patient with a hearing disorder.Which hearing loss should the nurse explain are helped with a hearing aid?

The nurse administers eyedrops to a patient and instructs the patient to apply pressure to the inner corner of the eye for 1 minute after application of the drops.Which statement indicates to the nurse that the patient correctly understandings the main purpose of applying pressure?

A patient asks how the ears are able to equalize pressure when flying in an airplane.Which anatomical ear structure should the nurse review with the patient?

A patient is diagnosed with night blindness.For which supplement should the nurse prepare to review with this patient?

The nurse is explaining the process of hearing to a group of high school students.Place the steps in order (1-6)as they occur during the process of hearing.All options must be used. A) ____ Sound waves strike the eardrum causing it to vibrate. B) ____ Vibrations pass through the cochlea. C) ____ The stapes transmits vibrations to the inner ear at the oval window. D) ____ Vibrations are transmitted through the auditory bones. E) ____ Vibrations pass through hair cells in the organ of Corti. F) ____ Impulses are carried by the eighth cranial nerve to the brain.

The nurse performs a Snellen chart examination on a patient.What Snellen chart documentation indicates normal vision for the patient?

The nurse is preparing a patient who will be having a digital retinal scan.Which patient statement indicates further teaching is necessary?

The nurse is conducting an initial screening to determine a patient's gross hearing acuity as part of a complete physical.Which test should the nurse include in the assessment?

The nurse is reviewing the structure of the eye with a patient scheduled for cataract surgery.Which structure should the nurse explain is the gelatin-like substance that gives shape to the eye and fills the space behind the lens?

The nurse palpates a downward small protrusion the helix of a patient's ear known as Darwin's tubercle.How should the nurse document this finding?

The nurse is caring for a patient who asks the nurse,"What part of the eye gives the eye its color?" What is the correct response by the nurse?

During a health history the nurse suspects that a patient is at risk for a vision problem.Which information within the family history did the nurse use to make this decision? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse has reinforced teaching with a patient about diagnostic tests that evaluate eye muscle balance.Which tests identified by the patient indicate teaching has been effective? (Select all that apply.)