Exam 17: Nursing Assessment: Visual and Auditory Systems

The nurse is providing health promotion teaching to a group of older adults.Which information will the nurse include when teaching about routine glaucoma testing?

Assessment of a patient's visual acuity reveals that the left eye can see at 20 feet what a person with normal vision can see at 50 feet and the right eye can see at 20 feet what a person with normal vision can see at 40 feet.The nurse records which finding?

The nurse is performing an eye examination on a 76-year-old patient.The nurse should refer the patient for a more extensive assessment based on which finding?

The nurse performing an eye examination will document normal findings for accommodation when

The nurse working in the vision and hearing clinic receives telephone calls from several patients who want appointments in the clinic as soon as possible.Which patient should be seen first?

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Which assessment finding alerts the nurse to provide patient teaching about cataract development?

Which equipment will the nurse obtain to perform a Rinne test?

Which action should the nurse take when providing patient teaching to a 76-year-old with mild presbycusis?

When assessing a patient's consensual pupil response,the nurse should

The charge nurse must intervene immediately if observing a nurse who is caring for a patient with vestibular disease

The nurse is observing a student who is preparing to perform an ear examination for a 30-year-old patient.The nurse will need to intervene if the student

Which information will the nurse provide to the patient scheduled for refractometry?

The nurse in the eye clinic is examining a 67-year-old patient who says "I see small spots that move around in front of my eyes." Which action will the nurse take first?

A patient arrives in the emergency department complaining of eye itching and pain after sleeping with contact lenses in place.To facilitate further examination of the eye,fluorescein angiography is ordered.The nurse will teach the patient to

The nurse is assessing a 65-year-old patient for presbyopia.Which instruction will the nurse give the patient before the test?

Which action can the nurse working in the emergency department delegate to experienced unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?

When the nurse is taking a health history of a new patient at the ear clinic,the patient states,"I have to sleep with the television on." Which follow-up question is most appropriate to obtain more information about possible hearing problems?

When obtaining a health history from a 49-year-old patient,which patient statement is most important to communicate to the primary health care provider?

A patient complains of dizziness when bending over and of nausea and dizziness associated with physical activities.The nurse will plan to teach the patient about