Exam 42: Sensory System

The client is seeing a specialist who is a medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and medical and surgical treatment of diseases of the eye,visual disorders,and eye injuries.The nurse explains that the client will be seeing an:

What are the primary clinical manifestations of otosclerosis?

In which refractive disorder do the refractive surfaces of the eye have unequal curvatures that create visual distortion?

A client with cataracts has a nursing diagnosis of Risk for injury related to difficulty in processing visual images and altered depth perception.The MOST appropriate goal for this diagnosis is that the client will:

Which treatment may be used for surgical correction of a retinal detachment?

When a person has experienced a chemical exposure or burn to the conjunctiva or cornea,which action should be taken immediately?

When caring for a client with a vision and hearing loss,the nurse understands that this client is experiencing which alteration?

A person is considered legally blind when central visual acuity is:

Components of cognition include the cerebral functions of memory,judgment,perception,affect,and:

Which statement about open-angle glaucoma is TRUE?

The nurse is aware that the proper name of the "blind spot," which lacks photoreceptors and does not detect light focused on it,is:

The client is experiencing a cyst of the meibomian glands.The nurse is aware that the client is experiencing a:

Which receptors within the nervous tunic allow color vision?

What is the name of the outer coat of the eyeball composed posteriorly of the sclera and anteriorly of the transparent cornea?

The client asks the nurse "What is the most common cause of cataracts?" The BEST response by the nurse would be:

When a client is first given a hearing aid,the nurse should make sure the client and the family understand that hearing aids:

A client with otitis media has a nursing diagnosis of Acute pain related to inflammation in the middle ear.The nursing intervention would include:

A possible goal for a client with a hearing impairment would be,"The client will participate in conversations and other social situations." Which nursing intervention is MOST appropriate to attain this goal?

In which refractive disorder is the eyeball elongated,causing normal near vision but poor distant vision?

When caring for a client,the nurse notes inflammation of the cornea associated with irritation or allergies.Which of the following would the nurse suspect is associated with irritation or allergies?