Question 1

What should a patient who has had a cataract repair avoid?

Accepted Answer

A)  The use of eye patches 
B)  The use of sunglasses 
C)  The lifting of heavy objects 
D)  Reading for long periods of time 
A)  The use of eye patches 
B)  The use of sunglasses 
C)  The lifting of heavy objects 
D)  Reading for long periods of time C

Question 2

When the patient stares at the black dot on an Amsler grid,what should the nurse ask him to report?

Accepted Answer

A)  Any color visible on the grid 
B)  Fading of the edges of the grid 
C)  Any distortion of the grid 
D)  Movement of the black dot 
A)  Any color visible on the grid 
B)  Fading of the edges of the grid 
C)  Any distortion of the grid 
D)  Movement of the black dot C

Question 3

Why is otitis media found more frequently in children 6 to 36 months?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eustachian tubes in children are shorter and straighter. 
B)  Infection descends via the eustachian tube to the throat. 
C)  Children's eustachian tubes are more vertical and longer. 
D)  Otitis media is seen equally in both children and adults. 
A)  Eustachian tubes in children are shorter and straighter. 
B)  Infection descends via the eustachian tube to the throat. 
C)  Children's eustachian tubes are more vertical and longer. 
D)  Otitis media is seen equally in both children and adults. A

Question 4

What does diabetes retinopathy result from?

Accepted Answer

A)  Capillaries in retina hemorrhage 
B)  Long-term overdosing of insulin 
C)  Retinal detachment 
D)  Aging 
A)  Capillaries in retina hemorrhage 
B)  Long-term overdosing of insulin 
C)  Retinal detachment 
D)  Aging

Question 5

The nurse is aware that the patient has 20/40 vision.This means that the patient can see at 20 ft what the normal eye can see at _______ ft.

Accepted Answer

A)  10 
B)  20 
C)  30 
D)  40 
A)  10 
B)  20 
C)  30 
D)  40

Question 6

When the newly blind male home health patient asks the nurse how he might get assistance,who might the nurse suggest he contact?

Accepted Answer

A)  American Red Cross 
B)  American Foundation for the Blind for a list of agencies 
C)  Local hospital social worker 
D)  The public health department 
A)  American Red Cross 
B)  American Foundation for the Blind for a list of agencies 
C)  Local hospital social worker 
D)  The public health department

Question 7

How should the nurse advise a patient who has severe vertigo from labyrinthitis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lean against a wall and not head forward until vertigo lessens. 
B)  Bend at the waist and take several deep breaths. 
C)  Drink an iced drink slowly. 
D)  Lie immobile and hold the head in one position until the vertigo lessens. 
A)  Lean against a wall and not head forward until vertigo lessens. 
B)  Bend at the waist and take several deep breaths. 
C)  Drink an iced drink slowly. 
D)  Lie immobile and hold the head in one position until the vertigo lessens.

Question 8

The surgical incision into the eardrum with either a knife or a heated wire loop to relieve pressure in the middle ear is a(n)___________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The surgical incision into the eardrum with...

Question 9

What should the nurse advise the 20 year old to do who has been put on cefaclor (Ceclor)for a resistant otitis media?

Accepted Answer

A)  Store suspension at room temperature. 
B)  Discontinue drug when symptoms abate. 
C)  Avoid alcoholic beverages. 
D)  Take with meals only. 
A)  Store suspension at room temperature. 
B)  Discontinue drug when symptoms abate. 
C)  Avoid alcoholic beverages. 
D)  Take with meals only.

Question 10

What does a tympanoplasty correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Conductive hearing loss 
B)  Sensorineural hearing loss 
C)  Congenital hearing loss 
D)  Functional hearing loss 
A)  Conductive hearing loss 
B)  Sensorineural hearing loss 
C)  Congenital hearing loss 
D)  Functional hearing loss

Question 11

Which is a sign of acute angle closure glaucoma (AACG)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Large fixed pupil 
B)  Nystagmus 
C)  Bluish color in sclera 
D)  Drooping eyelid 
A)  Large fixed pupil 
B)  Nystagmus 
C)  Bluish color in sclera 
D)  Drooping eyelid

Question 12

What do miotic eye drops do for a patient with glaucoma?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dilate the pupil and sharpen vision. 
B)  Lubricate and moisten the dry eye. 
C)  Irrigate the surface of the eye. 
D)  Constrict the pupil and open the canal of Schlemm. 
A)  Dilate the pupil and sharpen vision. 
B)  Lubricate and moisten the dry eye. 
C)  Irrigate the surface of the eye. 
D)  Constrict the pupil and open the canal of Schlemm.

Question 13

The total removal of an eye is a(n)___________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The total removal of an eye is...

Question 14

What is the first indication of macular degeneration?

Accepted Answer

A)  The loss of peripheral vision 
B)  The loss of central vision 
C)  The loss of color discrimination 
D)  Eye fatigue 
A)  The loss of peripheral vision 
B)  The loss of central vision 
C)  The loss of color discrimination 
D)  Eye fatigue

Question 15

How would the nurse explain the purpose of photocoagulation to a diabetic patient with diabetic retinopathy?

Accepted Answer

A)  The procedure will destroy the retina,which is not getting enough blood supply. 
B)  The procedure will reduce edema in the macula of the eye. 
C)  The procedure will vaporize fatty deposits that appear in the retina. 
D)  The procedure will destroy new blood vessels,seal leaking vessels,and help prevent retinal edema. 
A)  The procedure will destroy the retina,which is not getting enough blood supply. 
B)  The procedure will reduce edema in the macula of the eye. 
C)  The procedure will vaporize fatty deposits that appear in the retina. 
D)  The procedure will destroy new blood vessels,seal leaking vessels,and help prevent retinal edema.

Question 16

The 62-year-old home health patient who is recovering from eye surgery complains of a feeling of "grittiness" in the eye and is having blurred vision.The eyes are reddened and have stringy mucus.What do these complaints indicate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sjögren syndrome 
B)  Early cataracts 
C)  Macular degeneration 
D)  Retinal detachment 
A)  Sjögren syndrome 
B)  Early cataracts 
C)  Macular degeneration 
D)  Retinal detachment

Question 17

A patient who had an enucleation of the right eye has been admitted PACU.What should the nurse include in the plan of care?

Accepted Answer

A)  Turn,cough,and deep breathe every 3 hours. 
B)  Apply a pressure dressing over the right eye socket. 
C)  Document dressing assessment every 2 hours. 
D)  Turn on the affected side. 
A)  Turn,cough,and deep breathe every 3 hours. 
B)  Apply a pressure dressing over the right eye socket. 
C)  Document dressing assessment every 2 hours. 
D)  Turn on the affected side.

Question 18

What is the process when the lens of the eye changes its curvature to focus on the retina?

Accepted Answer

A)  Accommodation 
B)  Constriction 
C)  Convergence 
D)  Refraction 
A)  Accommodation 
B)  Constriction 
C)  Convergence 
D)  Refraction

Question 19

Four hours after a stapedectomy,the patient complains that hearing has not improved at all.What knowledge would the nurse use to shape a response?

Accepted Answer

A)  A large percentage of stapedectomies are not successful. 
B)  It will take at least 10 days for the graft to heal. 
C)  Hearing will not return until edema subsides. 
D)  Hearing will improve after irrigation of the ear. 
A)  A large percentage of stapedectomies are not successful. 
B)  It will take at least 10 days for the graft to heal. 
C)  Hearing will not return until edema subsides. 
D)  Hearing will improve after irrigation of the ear.

Question 20

When the patient in the emergency room complains of seeing flashing lights and a curtain down over his right eye,the nurse recognizes this as a symptom of which condition?

Accepted Answer

A)  Detached retina 
B)  Macular degeneration 
C)  Early sign of cataract 
D)  Diabetic retinopathy 
A)  Detached retina 
B)  Macular degeneration 
C)  Early sign of cataract 
D)  Diabetic retinopathy

Exam 53: Care of the Patient With a Visual or Auditory Disorder

What should a patient who has had a cataract repair avoid?

When the patient stares at the black dot on an Amsler grid,what should the nurse ask him to report?

Why is otitis media found more frequently in children 6 to 36 months?

What does diabetes retinopathy result from?

The nurse is aware that the patient has 20/40 vision.This means that the patient can see at 20 ft what the normal eye can see at _______ ft.

When the newly blind male home health patient asks the nurse how he might get assistance,who might the nurse suggest he contact?

How should the nurse advise a patient who has severe vertigo from labyrinthitis?

The surgical incision into the eardrum with either a knife or a heated wire loop to relieve pressure in the middle ear is a(n)___________.

What should the nurse advise the 20 year old to do who has been put on cefaclor (Ceclor)for a resistant otitis media?

What does a tympanoplasty correct?

Which is a sign of acute angle closure glaucoma (AACG)?

What do miotic eye drops do for a patient with glaucoma?

The total removal of an eye is a(n)___________.

What is the first indication of macular degeneration?

How would the nurse explain the purpose of photocoagulation to a diabetic patient with diabetic retinopathy?

The 62-year-old home health patient who is recovering from eye surgery complains of a feeling of "grittiness" in the eye and is having blurred vision.The eyes are reddened and have stringy mucus.What do these complaints indicate?

A patient who had an enucleation of the right eye has been admitted PACU.What should the nurse include in the plan of care?

What is the process when the lens of the eye changes its curvature to focus on the retina?

Four hours after a stapedectomy,the patient complains that hearing has not improved at all.What knowledge would the nurse use to shape a response?

When the patient in the emergency room complains of seeing flashing lights and a curtain down over his right eye,the nurse recognizes this as a symptom of which condition?

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