NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Questions on Sensory Perception Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which teaching instruction should the nurse discuss with students who are on the high school swim team when discussing how to prevent external otitis?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A drying agent (e.g., alcohol-based drops) prevents external otitis by removing moisture. Swim caps and ear plugs are protective, and bulb syringes risk trauma.
Question 2 of 5
The 65-year-old male client who is complaining of blurred vision reports he thinks his glasses need to be cleaned all the time, and he denies any type of eye pain. Which eye disorder should the nurse suspect the client has?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Blurred vision and a sense of dirty glasses without pain suggest cataracts, common in older adults. Corneal dystrophy is rarer, conjunctivitis causes redness, and diabetic retinopathy involves floaters or spots.
Question 3 of 5
The student nurse asks the nurse, 'Which type of hearing loss involves damage to the cochlea or vestibulocochlear nerve?' Which statement is the best response of the nurse?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Sensorineural hearing loss involves cochlear or vestibulocochlear nerve damage. Conductive loss affects the outer/middle ear, functional loss is psychological, and mixed involves both.
Question 4 of 5
A client who is recovering from a spinal cord injury complains of blurred vision and a severe headache. His blood pressure is 210/140. The most appropriate initial action for the nurse to take is to:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Symptoms suggest autonomic dysreflexia, often triggered by bladder distention, requiring immediate assessment and intervention.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is questioning the client about vision changes. Which symptom indicates that the client may be developing a cataract?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The lens opacity from a developing cataract diminishes vision. Blurriness and decreased night vision are early symptoms. Shooting eye pain is often associated with a subarachnoid hemorrhage, not a cataract. Headaches are not associated with cataract formation. Floating dark spots in the vision field are associated with bleeding within the eye that occurs with detached retina.