Sensory/Perceptual Alterations
Question
Click to highlight the findings that require follow-up.
Client uses glasses for reading. Today the client reports new blurred vision. Client requests the usual large-print menu. Client reports new difficulty hearing the television at the usual volume. Hearing aids are in their usual case.
Highlighted phrases are the correct selections.
Answer
Today the client reports new blurred vision. · Client reports new difficulty hearing the television at the usual volume.
Rationale
A change in sensory function warrants reporting. The new difficulty seeing and new trouble hearing are changes; the remaining details describe established function or accommodations.
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- Adapted from Open RN Nursing Assistant: Chapter 1: Communicate Professionally Within a Health Care Setting
- Adapted from Open RN Nursing Skills, 2nd edition: Chapter 8 Eye and Ear Assessment
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