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saraeharris

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The nurse is using the Snellen chart. Which patient is the nurse assessing?
 
  a. A patient who frequently reports the incorrect time from the clock across the room.
  b. A patient who is having difficulty remembering how to perform familiar tasks.
  c. A patient who turns the television up as loud as possible.
  d. A patient who has trouble saying words.

Question 2

A home health nurse is assembling a puzzle with an older-adult patient and notices that the patient is having difficulty connecting two puzzle pieces. Which aspect of sensory deprivation will the nurse document as being most affected?
 
  a. Perceptual
  b. Cognitive
  c. Affective
  d. Social



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
The Snellen chart is used to assess vision. Difficulty remembering how to perform familiar tasks indicates the need to further assess mental and cognitive status. Turning the television up louder indicates the need for a hearing assessment. For a patient having trouble saying words a picture board/chart may be used.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
Alterations in spatial orientation and in visual/motor coordination are signs of perceptual dysfunction. Cognitive function is the ability to think and the capacity to learn; the patient is not disoriented or unable to learn. Affective problems include boredom and restlessness; the patient is participating in an activity. The patient is interacting with the home health nurse, so socialization is not a problem.



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Both answers were spot on, thank you once again



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