Study Guide for Fundamentals of Nursing The Art and Science of Nursing Care

c.Position yourself so that the light is on

your face when you speak.

d.Talk to the person from a distance so that

he/she may read your lips.

e.Demonstrate or pantomime ideas you wish

to express.

f.Write any ideas that you cannot convey to

the person in another manner.

DEVELOPING YOUR

KNOWLEDGE BASE

FILL-IN-THE-BLANKS

1. is the process of receiving data
   about the internal or external environment
   through the senses.


2. refers to awareness of positioning
   of body parts and body movement.


3. is the sense that perceives the
   solidity of objects and their size, shape, and
   texture.
   4.The state in which an individual cannot
   remember bits of information is known as
   .
   5.Impaired or absent functioning in one or more
   senses is termed.

MATCHING EXERCISES

Match the senses in Part A with their definition

in Part B.

PART A

a.Visual

b.Auditory

c.Olfactory

d.Gustatory

e.Tactile

f.Kinesthesia

g.Visceral

h.Stereognosis

PART B

1. The sense that perceives the solidity of
   objects and their size, shape, and texture


2. The sense of taste


3. The sense of sight
   4. The sense of smell
   5. The sense of hearing
   6. The awareness of positioning of body
   parts and body movement
   7. The sense of touch
   Match the examples in Part B with the
   appropriate stimulation listed in Part A.
   Some answers may be used more than once.
   PART A
   a.Visual stimulation
   b.Auditory stimulation
   c.Gustatory/olfactory stimulation
   d.Tactile stimulation
   PART B
   8. A nurse wears a brightly colored top
   when caring for patients confined to bed.
   9. A nurse collaborates with the hospital
   nutritionist to prepare meals with varied
   seasonings and textures.
   10. A patient confined to bed is given daily
   massages.
   11. Soft music is played in the room of a
   patient who has eye patches following
   his surgery.
   12. In a long-term care facility, a nurse
   checks a patient for properly fitting
   dentures.
   13. A nurse hugs a depressed patient who
   has made the effort to bathe and dress
   herself.
   14. A nurse explains a procedure to a coma-
   tose patient.
   15. A nurse arranges a patient’s cards in a
   heart shape on her wall.

SHORT ANSWER

1.List four conditions that must be present

for a person to receive data necessary to

experience the world.

a.

b.

c.

d.

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