Exam 24: Nursing Management Visual and Auditory Problems

A client with hearing loss asks the nurse about the use of a cochlear implant. Which of the following information will the nurse include when replying to the client?

The nurse is assessing a client with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) to evaluate if the treatment has been effective. Which of the following parameters should the nurse assess to determine if there has been improvement?

The nurse is caring for a client in the eye clinic who has 20/200 vision with the use of corrective lenses. Which of the following information should the nurse include when providing client teaching?

The nurse is admitting a client with a head injury after a motor vehicle accident who has shortness of breath and severe eye pain. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

The nurse is assessing the presence or absence of contact lenses in an unconscious client. Which of the following directions should the nurse shine a pen light?

The home health nurse observes a client taking these actions when self-administering eardrops. Which of the following client actions indicates a need for more teaching?

The nurse is caring for a client with adult inclusion conjunctivitis (AIC) caused by Chlamydia trachomatis. Which of these actions should be included in the plan of care?

An older-adult client with presbycusis is fitted with binaural hearing aids. Which of the following information should the nurse include when teaching the client how to use the hearing aids?

The nurse is admitting a client with Ménière's disease who has vertigo, nausea, and vomiting. Which of the following nursing interventions should be included in the care plan?

The nurse is caring for a client who had a stapedotomy yesterday. Which of the following findings is most important for the nurse to communicate to the health care provider?

The nurse is caring for a client with neural presbycusis. Which of the following hearing changes should the nurse expect with this type of presbycusis?

The nurse is preparing a client with chronic otitis media for a tympanoplasty. Which of the following information should the nurse include in preoperative teaching related to postoperative expectations?

Which of the following assessment findings in a client 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?

The nurse is assessing a client in the outpatient eye clinic who has myopia and presbyopia. Which of the following assessments should the nurse implement to evaluate the effectiveness of the prescribed bifocals?

The nurse is caring for a client who has bacterial endophthalmitis in the left eye, is restless, frequently asking whether the eye is healing and whether removal of the eye will be necessary. Based on the assessment data, which of the following nursingdiagnoses is appropriate?

Which of the following topics should the nurse plan to include when teaching the client with herpes simplex keratitis of the left eye about management of the infection?

The charge nurse observes a newly hired nurse caring for a client who has just arrived in the postanaesthesia care unit after having right cataract removal and an intraocular lens implant. Which of the following interventions requires that the charge nurseintervene?

The nurse is caring for a client with chronic otitis media. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect to assess? (Select all that apply.)

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

A client with glaucoma who has been using timolol drops for several days tells the nurse that the eye drops cause eye burning and visual blurriness for a short time after administration. Which of the following responses by the nurse is most appropriate?