The nurse determines that a client is experiencing an alteration in sensory functioning when which of the following are assessed? (Select all that apply.)
1. Anesthesia
2. Hypesthesia
3. Parasthesia
4. Dysesthesia
5. Hypergesia
6. Ataxia
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Disorders of sensory functioning can cause a variety of symptoms. Anesthesia is the absence of touch sensation. Hypesthesia is a diminished sense of touch. Parasthesia is numbness, tingling, or prickling sensations. Dysesthesia is burning or tingling. Hypergesia is increased sensitivity to pain. Ataxia described uncoordinated muscle (motor) movements most often assessed during ambulation and is not a part of the assessment of sensory functioning.
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