exam 3 matching Flashcards
Patient experiences so much stimuli that the brain is unable to respond meaningfully or ignore the stimuli
Sensory Overload
Patient in a monotonous environment or has impaired ability to receive environmental stimuli
Sensory Deprivation
Clouding of the crystalline lens presents as painless, unilateral or bilateral. and progressive loss of vision
Cataracts
Leading cause of central vision loss in older adults and most common cause of legal blindness
Macular Degeneration
Vision changes include loss of peripheral vision, intolerance to glare, decreased perception of contrast, and decreased ability to adapt to dark
Glaucoma
. Loss of high frequency, sensorineural hearing loss
Presbycusis
Loss of elasticity in the lens of eye leading to a decrease in the eye’s ability to change the shape of the lens to focus on near objects such as fine print
Presbyopia
The conscious process of selecting, organizing, and interpreting data from the senses into meaningful information
Sensory Perception
The sense that perceives the solidity of objects and their size, shape, and texture
Stereognosis
The process of receiving data about the external or internal environment through the senses
Sensory reception
The nurse should use face-to-face contact, speak calmly and direct to the patient, orient and reorient to the environment with this patient
Confused Patient
Assume they can hear, speak to person before touching, keep noise level low for this patient
Unconscious Patient
The nurse should talk facing the patient, decrease background noise, and speak in a lower tone of voice when speaking to a patient with…
Reduced/Impaired Hearing
The nurse should ensure safe environment, offer other sensory stimulation, provide activities with large print for a patient with…
Reduced/Impaired Vision
The nurse should enhance food with spices, practice oral care three times daily, and encourage nutritional foods for a patient with..
Gustatory Loss
