Exam 22: Nursing Management: Visual and Auditory Problems

The priority nursing diagnosis for a patient with Ménière's disease who is experiencing an acute attack is

A patient with glaucoma who has been using timolol ( Timoptic ) drops for several days tells the nurse that the eyedrops cause eye burning and visual blurriness for a short time after administration. The best response to the patient's statement is

The nurse is assessing a patient who has recently been treated with amoxicillin (Amoxil) for acute otitis media of the right ear. Which assessment data obtained by the nurse is of most concern?

A patient is diagnosed with adult inclusion conjunctivitis ( AIC ) caused by Chlamydia trachomatis. Which of these actions will be included in the plan of care?

To decrease the risk for future hearing loss, which action should the nurse working with college students at the on-campus health clinic implement?

Which assessment finding in a patient who was struck in the right eye with a baseball is a priority for the nurse to communicate to the health care provider in the emergency department?

A patient with Ménière's disease is admitted with vertigo, nausea, and vomiting. Which nursing intervention will be included in the care plan?

A patient who is being admitted to the hospital for abdominal pain and nausea tells the nurse about a history of glaucoma. Which of these prescribed medications should the nurse question?

A patient with age-related macular degeneration has just had photodynamic therapy. Which statement by the patient indicates that the discharge teaching has been effective?

A patient with chronic otitis media is scheduled for a tympanoplasty. Before surgery, the nurse teaches the patient that postoperative expectations include

When the nurse is admitting a 78-year-old patient, the patient repeatedly asks the nurse to "speak up so that I can hear you." Which action should the nurse take?

Which information will the nurse include when teaching a patient with keratitis caused by herpes simplex type 1?

When admitting a patient for surgery, the nurse learns that the patient has functional blindness and that the spouse has cared for the patient for many years. During the initial assessment of the patient, it is most important for the nurse to

A patient with a left retinal detachment has a pneumatic retinopexy procedure. Which information will be included in the discharge teaching plan?

An older adult patient with presbycusis is fitted with binaural hearing aids. Which information will the nurse include when teaching the patient how to use the hearing aids?

Which topic will the nurse include in patient teaching after a patient has had outpatient cataract surgery and lens implantation?

To evaluate the effectiveness of the prescribed bifocals for a patient with myopia and presbyopia, the nurse in the eye clinic will check the patient for

Which topic will the nurse plan to include when teaching the patient with herpes simplex keratitis of the left eye about management of the infection?

Which teaching will the nurse implement for a patient who has just been diagnosed with viral conjunctivitis?

The charge nurse observes a newly hired nurse performing all of the following interventions for a patient who has just arrived in the postanesthesia care unit after having right cataract removal and an intraocular lens implant. Which one requires that the charge nurse intervene?