NCLEX Questions on Sensory Perception

Extract:

Question 1 of 5

An adult client is admitted for removal of a cataract from her right eye. Which of the following would the client likely have experienced as a result of the cataracts?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Cataracts cause gradual blurring of vision due to lens opacity, not acute pain, itching, or headaches.

Question 2 of 5

Which statement by the daughter of an 80-year-old female client who lives alone warrants immediate intervention by the nurse?

A. I put a night-light in my mother’s bedroom. B. I got carbon monoxide detectors for my mother’s house. C. I changed my mother’s furniture around. D. I got my mother large-print books.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Changing furniture increases fall risk in an elderly client with potential sensory deficits, requiring intervention. Night-lights, CO detectors, and large-print books enhance safety.

Question 3 of 5

The elderly male client tells the nurse, 'My wife says her cooking hasn't changed, but it is bland and tasteless.' Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?

A. Would you like me to talk to your wife about her cooking? B. Taste buds change with age, which may be why the food seems bland. C. This happens because the medications sometimes cause a change in taste. D. Why don't you barbecue food on a grill if you don't like your wife's cooking?

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Age-related taste bud decline reduces taste perception, a common issue in the elderly. Talking to the wife, blaming medications, or suggesting grilling are less appropriate.

Question 4 of 5

The nurse reviews the chart of the client diagnosed with closed-angle glaucoma. Which documented finding should the nurse question with the HCP?

A. Sudden onset of eye pain B. Reduced central visual acuity C. Normal intraocular pressure D. Nausea and vomiting

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Closed-angle glaucoma causes an increased, not normal, intraocular pressure. This documentation finding should be questioned. Sudden eye pain, reduced central visual acuity, and nausea and vomiting are consistent with closed-angle glaucoma.

Question 5 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?

A. It is called conductive hearing loss. B. It is called a functional hearing loss. C. It is called a mixed hearing loss. D. It is called sensorineural hearing loss.

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.

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