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sensory perception practice questions and Answers1) Which nursing action is most appropriate when communicating with a client who has a
hearing deficit?
A) Overarticulating words in order for the client to understand
B) Using shorter phrases, which tend to be easier to understand than longer ones
C) Varying the volume of voice, which is easier to understand than one consistent volume
D) Writing ideas or pantomiming as appropriate in order for the client to understand
Correct Ans-d
2) The nurse suspects that a client has a hearing disorder; however, the client denies not
being able to hear. What initial action should the nurse take to assess the client's hearing?
A) Use an otoscope to visualize the inner ear.
B) Schedule a Weber and Rinne test.
C) Confront the client with the suspicion.
D) Observe the client's interaction with family. Correct Ans-D
3) An older client, reporting a significant loss of hearing after being involved in an explosion,
asks when hearing will return. Which response by the nurse is most appropriate at this time?
, sensory perception practice questions and Answers
A) Surgery will help restore the hearing you have lost.
B) The most common cause of hearing impairments is exposure to loud noises.
C) Loud noises can cause immediate, permanent loss of hearing.
D) Hearing loss attributed to loud noises is normally reversible. Correct Ans-C
4) The nurse is providing instruction to the parents of a 7-month-old child who has just been
diagnosed with hearing loss. What guidance should the nurse provide?
A) Hearing loss is not serious until 1 year of age.
B) Interventions to support hearing are not useful until the child is at least 9 months old.
C) Expect that your child will be enrolled in a special hearing intervention program
immediately.
D) Keep your child in a quiet environment until additional testing is done. Correct Ans-C
4) The nurse is identifying diagnoses appropriate for a client with severe symptoms of
tinnitus, vertigo, sensorineural hearing deficit, nausea, and vomiting. Which diagnosis would
be a priority for this client?
A) Imbalanced Nutrition: Less than Body Requirements
B) Disturbed Sleep Pattern
, sensory perception practice questions and Answers
C) Risk for Injury
D) Disturbed Sensory Perception: Auditory Correct Ans-C
5) The nurse has identified the diagnosis Disturbed Sensory Perception: Auditory for a client.
Which intervention would be the most appropriate for this client?
A) Replace batteries in hearing aids every week.
B) Use facial expressions or gestures when talking.
C) Face the client when speaking.
D) Use a low voice pitch with normal loudness when talking. Correct Ans-A
6) The nurse is evaluating the care a client with a hearing deficit has received. Which client
statement indicates that care has been effective?
A) "I ask others to face me when they talk, as I can hear them better."
B) "I hear better when the television volume is raised."
C) "I will change the battery in my hearing aid once a month."
D) "I might use the hearing aid when I go shopping." Correct Ans-A
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