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

The nurse is testing a patient's peripheral visual ability.What technique should the nurse use?

The nurse is collecting data visually on a patient.Which lighting environment should the nurse use to examine the patient's pupils?

The nurse is reviewing the process of hearing with a patient experiencing a hearing deficit.What should the nurse explain as being the receptors in the organ of Corti?

The nurse determines that a patient is experiencing common age-related changes in vision and hearing.What did the nurse assess in the patient? (Select all that apply.)

After collecting data the nurse suspects a patient has hearing loss.Which finding supports this conclusion?

A patient's Snellen chart findings are 20/60.How should the nurse explain this finding to the patient?

The nurse is contributing to the teaching for a high school health class regarding cerumen removal from the ear.Which instruction should the nurse recommend?

The nurse performs a visual assessment on a patient and documents the findings using the acronym PERRLA.What does PERRLA indicate?

The nurse is caring for a patient who has presbycusis.What approach should the nurse use to enhance communication with this patient?

A patient is being tested for visual acuity.What distance from the eyes should the patient hold the visual acuity chart during this testing?

The nurse is assisting with a patient who is having a test to measure intraocular pressure.Which equipment should the nurse expect to be used?

The nurse places eye drops for a patient with an injured eye and covers the eye with a patch as prescribed.Discharge instructions are given to the patient.Which patient statements indicate that further instruction is needed? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is assisting with a patient's physical examination.For which test should the nurse plan for patient safety?

An older patient is experiencing a change in color vision.Which structure of the eye does the nurse realize is affected in tis patient?

The nurse has reinforced teaching with a patient after diagnostic testing reveals tinnitus.Which patient statement indicates that teaching has been effective?

A patient is diagnosed as being legally blind.What Snellen chart rating should the nurse expect when collecting data with this patient?

A patient is diagnosed with a corneal abrasion.When reviewing this injury with the patient which layer of the eye should the nurse explain as being damaged?

The nurse is collecting data and has just completed the Weber test on a patient with normal findings.How should the nurse correctly document the findings?

The nurse determines that a patient's hearing aid is functioning properly.What did the nurse observe to come to this conclusion?

Prior to measuring a patient's hearing the nurse obtains a tuning fork.Which hearing tests is the nurse preparing to conduct? (Select all that apply.)