Exam 19: Care of Eye and Ear Prostheses

In providing eye care for the comatose patient,the nurse should:

When removing a soft contact lens,the nurse finds that it is sticking together.The nurse first should:

When removing and cleansing a patient's eye prosthesis,the nurse:

When caring for the patient with an artificial eye,the nurse realizes that:

The nurse is preparing to clean the patient's hearing aid.The nurse realizes that she must:

The substance found in the ear canal that has an antibacterial effect and maintains an acid pH is called ______________.

A _________________ receives signals from a separate external processor and transmits theme electrically to the auditory nerve.

Before inserting a contact lens into the client's eye,the nurse should:

Correct insertion of a hearing aid includes:

The patient is brought to the emergency department after receiving a chemical burn to his eyes.The doctor orders immediate eye irrigations.Of the following solutions,which would be the most beneficial for this patient?

The nurse is caring for an unconscious patient who has an artificial eye.To determine which eye is artificial,she shines a light into the patient's eyes.She does this because:

____________ is the complete surgical removal of the eyeball.

The nurse decides that assistive personnel is able to assist with client care for contact lenses when the assistive personnel states:

When teaching about eye care for hard contact lenses,the nurse instructs the client that:

In caring for a patient with contact lenses,the nurse should be aware that:

When cleansing and disinfecting contact lenses,the nurse:

The patient is brought into the emergency department after a motor vehicle accident.The patient is unresponsive.The nurse is concerned about whether or not the patient wears contact lenses because contact lenses that are not removed can cause _______________.

A client with an artificial eye identifies that the prosthesis is uncomfortable.The nurse should remove the prosthesis and:

In removing contact lenses,the nurse should:

The elderly client is instructed to store his hearing aid: