L011

Question 1

Two subdivisions of nervous system

Answer 1

CNS
PNS

Question 2

Parietal lobe

Answer 2

analyzes sensory information (eg. Taste, touch, temperature, pain, vibration, pressure) and relays its information to other cortical areas; is essential to a person’s awareness of body position in space, size, and shape discrimination.

Question 3

frontal lobe

Answer 3

Concentration, abstract thought, information storage or memory, and motor function. Mostly responsible for a person’s affect, judgement, personality and inhibitions.

Question 4

temporal lobe

Answer 4

auditory (sense of hearing) and olfactory (sense of smelling) receptive area’s and plays a role in memory of sound and understanding of language and music.

Question 5

occipital lobe

Answer 5

Is responsible for visual interpretation and memory.

Question 6

three types of sensory alterations

Answer 6

Sensory deficits
* Sensory deprivation
* Sensory overload

Question 7

glaucoma

Answer 7

Refers to a group of ocular conditions
characterized by optic nerve damage
* Most common cause of irreversible
blindness in the world
* Risk factors: African American race, CV
disease, diabetes, family hx, migraine
syndromes, myopia, older age, previous
eye trauma, prolonged use of topical or
systemic corticosteroids, thin cornea

Question 8

cataracts

Answer 8

Three common types defined by location in the lens
* Nuclear
* Cortical
* Posterior subscapular

Question 9

type of sensory deprivation

Answer 9

• reduced sensory input
• elimination of order or meaning from input
• environmental restriction

Question 10

what factors influence sensory function

Answer 10

• noise
• medications
• pain

Question 11

what is an appropriate assessment strategy for a patient with a vision problem

Answer 11

• Visual testing with a Snellen chart.
• Asking the patient to read an article from the newspaper.
• Asking the patient for their description of the problem.

Question 12

What are appropriate nursing actions for a patient with partial hearing loss?

Answer 12

• Speaking in a lower pitched voice.
• Encouraging the use of light devices, which respond to sounds.

Question 13

What are appropriate methods for controlling excessive sensory stimulation in a health care facility?

Answer 13

• turning off equipment not in use
• planning for rest during the day

Question 14

what is the most common form of glaucoma

Answer 14

open angle glaucoma

Question 15

what is tonometry

Answer 15

tonometry measures intraocular pressure

Question 16

Macular degeneration

Answer 16

is the leading cause of severe vision loss for older adults.
characterized by tiny, yellowish spots beneath the retina with loss of central vision

Question 17

Enucleation

Answer 17

the surgical removal of the entire eyeball and part of the optic nerve.

Question 18

anterior chamber lens

Answer 18

implant is implanted in front of the iris.

Question 19

Hyperopia

Answer 19

• farsightedness

Question 20

Accommodation

Answer 20

process by which the eye adjusts for near vision

Question 21

Myopia

Answer 21

nearsightedness

Question 22

Diplopia

Answer 22

seeing an object as two

Question 23

Nystagmus

Answer 23

involuntary oscillation of the eyeball on lateral movement

Question 24

mitotic

Answer 24

medications that cause pupillary constriction

Question 25

Presbyopia

Answer 25

loss of accommodations power in the lens with age

Question 26

Mydriatics

Answer 26

medications that cause pupillary dialation

Question 27

Photophobia

Answer 27

ocular pain when exposed to light

Question 28

Asyigmatism

Answer 28

caused by differences in curvature of cornea and lens