A client with multiple sclerosis is admitted to the unit. When the nurse assesses the client she notices that the client is demonstrating involuntary rhythmic eye movements
What term will the nurse use in her documentation to describe these involuntary rhythmic eye movements?
A) Vertigo
B) Tinnitus
C) Nystagmus
D) Dizziness
Ans: C
Feedback: Vertigo is illusion of movement where the individual or the surroundings are sensed as moving. Tinnitus refers to a subjective perception of sound with internal origin. Nystagmus refers to involuntary rhythmic eye movement. Dizziness is the term used to refer to altered sensation of orientation in space. Dizziness may be associated with inner ear disturbances.
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