Exam 13: Care of the Patient with a Sensory Disorder

The nurse will assess for _____________ when the older adult home health patient complains that the entire right side of his head hurts and he cannot chew without pain.

Why would the nurse encourage a group of teenagers to protect their eyes with dark sunglasses while using a UV lamp?

When the newly blind male home health patient asks the nurse how he might get assistance,who might the nurse suggest he contact?

What must a patient do following a left vitrectomy?

Arrange the parts of the eye from the exterior to the most interior.(Separate letters by a comma and space as follows: A,B,C,D) A) Choroid B) Cornea C) Aqueous humor D) Retina E) Lens F) Iris

When the patient in the emergency room complains of seeing flashing lights and a curtain down over his right eye,the nurse recognizes this as a symptom of which condition?

Place the nursing intervention in appropriate order for the immediate care of a patient with a penetrating wound of the eye.(Separate letters by a comma and space as follows: A,B,C,D) A) Assess eye,do not remove object B) Cover both eyes with an eye shield or cup C) Lay the patient down flat D) Check for the irregularity of the pupil E) Obtain medical attention immediately

When the patient stares at the black dot on an Amsler grid,what should the nurse ask him to report?

What is a common mistake that hinders communication when communicating with the hearing impaired?

What is the process when the lens of the eye changes its curvature to focus on the retina?

Which may contribute to otitis media? (Select all that apply. )

Why is otitis media found more frequently in children 6 to 36 months?

The nurse is aware that the patient has 20/40 vision.This means that the patient can see at 20 feet what the normal eye can see at _______ feet.

Which is a sign of acute angle closure glaucoma (AACG)?

What would a nurse do when the patient arrives in the PACU after a left stapedectomy? (Select all that apply. )

What does the cataract treatment of phacoemulsification involve?

A patient who had an enucleation of the right eye has been admitted PACU.What should the nurse include in the plan of care?

The 62-year-old home health patient who is recovering from eye surgery complains of a feeling of "grittiness" in the eye and is having blurred vision.The eyes are reddened and have stringy mucus.What do these complaints indicate?

The surgical incision into the eardrum with either a knife or a heated wire loop to relieve pressure in the middle ear is a(n)___________.

The nurse explains that a pneumatic retinopexy is a repair of a retinal detachment using a bubble of_________ to put pressure on the damaged retina.