Select the tactile sensation that is accurately paired with its description or procedure for testing:
A- Fine motor coordination: The use of the fingers
B- Stereognosis: Equal hearing in both ears
C- Two point discrimination: The nurse gently pricks the patient’s skin
D- Gross motor function: The use of the lower limbs
Correct Response: C
In order to determine one and two point discrimination, the nurse gently pricks areas of the skin and the client states whether or not they feel these pricks while their eyes are closed.
Both fine and gross motor coordination are not tactile sensations but instead indications of muscular function.
Lastly, stereognosis is a tactile sensation and it has no role in hearing.
A familiar item like a button, a pen or a paper clip is placed in the person’s hand with their eyes shut.
The nurse then asks the person to identify the familiar object.
A- Fine motor coordination: The use of the fingers
B- Stereognosis: Equal hearing in both ears
C- Two point discrimination: The nurse gently pricks the patient’s skin
D- Gross motor function: The use of the lower limbs
Correct Response: C
In order to determine one and two point discrimination, the nurse gently pricks areas of the skin and the client states whether or not they feel these pricks while their eyes are closed.
Both fine and gross motor coordination are not tactile sensations but instead indications of muscular function.
Lastly, stereognosis is a tactile sensation and it has no role in hearing.
A familiar item like a button, a pen or a paper clip is placed in the person’s hand with their eyes shut.
The nurse then asks the person to identify the familiar object.
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