RNRS 117 Exam Questions with
Complete Solutions 2024/2025
The nurse is admitting a patient with visual impairment to the hospital.
Which communication technique should the nurse utilize?
Touch the patient before explaining what assessment will be done.
Use longer phrases that are easier to understand.
Speak in a pleasant tone of voice.
Decrease background noises. - ANSWERSSpeak in a pleasant tone of voice.
The nurse is caring for an older adult patient who is experiencing visual loss that has manifested as
opacification of the lens of the eye.
Based on this manifestation, the nurse should understand that this patient has which condition?
Myopia
Cataract
Glaucoma
Age-related macular degeneration - ANSWERSCataract
The nurse is performing an eye exam on a newborn and observes strabismus.
Which statement describes the nurse's interpretation of the assessment finding?
Strabismus will result in visual impairment.
Strabismus occurs due to a genetic defect.
Strabismus in a newborn is a normal finding.
Strabismus will require surgery. - ANSWERSStrabismus in a newborn is a normal finding.
, The nurse is reviewing the chart of a patient that has smoked half a pack of cigarettes a day for the past
25 years.
Which subjective assessment finding should the nurse anticipate in this patient?
Decreased tactile sensation
Altered sense of taste
Decreased visual acuity
Difficulty hearing - ANSWERSAltered sense of taste
A patient states she is "feeling dizzy and having trouble with balance."
The nurse should recognize that the patient is experiencing which alteration in sensory perception?
Perception
Nystagmus
Vertigo
Kinesthesia - ANSWERSVertigo
The nurse is assessing a child with a history of otitis media. The nurse observes a reddened, inflamed
tympanic membrane in the right ear.
Based on the child's history of recurrent otitis media, which procedure should the nurse expect to be
recommended?
Reconstruction of the tympanic membrane
Cochlear implant
Removal of the stapes
Insertion of ear tubes - ANSWERSInsertion of ear tubes
The family member of a patient with a visual field deficit asks the nurse what they should do to prevent
injury.
Which suggestion by the nurse is most appropriate?
Complete Solutions 2024/2025
The nurse is admitting a patient with visual impairment to the hospital.
Which communication technique should the nurse utilize?
Touch the patient before explaining what assessment will be done.
Use longer phrases that are easier to understand.
Speak in a pleasant tone of voice.
Decrease background noises. - ANSWERSSpeak in a pleasant tone of voice.
The nurse is caring for an older adult patient who is experiencing visual loss that has manifested as
opacification of the lens of the eye.
Based on this manifestation, the nurse should understand that this patient has which condition?
Myopia
Cataract
Glaucoma
Age-related macular degeneration - ANSWERSCataract
The nurse is performing an eye exam on a newborn and observes strabismus.
Which statement describes the nurse's interpretation of the assessment finding?
Strabismus will result in visual impairment.
Strabismus occurs due to a genetic defect.
Strabismus in a newborn is a normal finding.
Strabismus will require surgery. - ANSWERSStrabismus in a newborn is a normal finding.
, The nurse is reviewing the chart of a patient that has smoked half a pack of cigarettes a day for the past
25 years.
Which subjective assessment finding should the nurse anticipate in this patient?
Decreased tactile sensation
Altered sense of taste
Decreased visual acuity
Difficulty hearing - ANSWERSAltered sense of taste
A patient states she is "feeling dizzy and having trouble with balance."
The nurse should recognize that the patient is experiencing which alteration in sensory perception?
Perception
Nystagmus
Vertigo
Kinesthesia - ANSWERSVertigo
The nurse is assessing a child with a history of otitis media. The nurse observes a reddened, inflamed
tympanic membrane in the right ear.
Based on the child's history of recurrent otitis media, which procedure should the nurse expect to be
recommended?
Reconstruction of the tympanic membrane
Cochlear implant
Removal of the stapes
Insertion of ear tubes - ANSWERSInsertion of ear tubes
The family member of a patient with a visual field deficit asks the nurse what they should do to prevent
injury.
Which suggestion by the nurse is most appropriate?
