Exam 18: Nursing Management: Visual and Auditory Problems

Which action will the nurse take when performing ear irrigation for a patient with cerumen impaction?

Which information about a patient who had a stapedotomy yesterday is most important for the nurse to communicate to the health care provider?

A patient who has undergone a left tympanoplasty should be instructed to

When teaching a patient about the treatment of acoustic neuroma,the nurse will include information about

The nurse at the outpatient surgery unit obtains the following information about a patient who is scheduled for cataract extraction and implantation of an intraocular lens.Which information is most important to report to the health care provider at this time?

The nurse evaluates that wearing bifocals improved the patient's myopia and presbyopia by assessing for

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

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

To determine whether treatment is effective for a patient with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG),the nurse can evaluate the patient for improvement by

The nurse at the eye clinic made a follow-up telephone call to a patient who underwent cataract extraction and intraocular lens implantation the previous day.Which information is the priority to communicate to the health care provider?

Which statement by a patient with bacterial conjunctivitis indicates a need for further teaching?

During the preoperative assessment of the patient scheduled for a right cataract extraction and intraocular lens implantation,it is most important for the nurse to assess

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

The nurse is working in an urgent care clinic that has standardized treatment protocols for implementation by nursing staff.After reviewing the history,physical assessment,and vital signs for a 60-year-old patient as shown in the accompanying figure,which action should the nurse take first?

A patient who received a corneal transplant 2 weeks ago calls the ophthalmology clinic to report that his vision has not improved with the transplant.Which action should the nurse take?

Which patient arriving at the urgent care center will the nurse assess first?

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

A patient with a head injury after a motorcycle crash arrives in the emergency department (ED)complaining of shortness of breath and severe eye pain.Which action will the nurse take first?

An 82-year-old patient who is being admitted to the hospital repeatedly asks the nurse to "speak up so that I can hear you." Which action should the nurse take?

The nurse is completing the admission database for a patient admitted with abdominal pain and notes a history of hypertension and glaucoma.Which prescribed medications should the nurse question?