Exam 22: Nursing Management: Visual and Auditory Problems

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

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?

Which finding in an emergency department patient who reports being struck in the right eye with a fist is a priority for the nurse to communicate to the health care provider?

A 75-year-old patient with presbycusis is fitted with binaural hearing aids.Which information will the nurse include when teaching the patient how to use the hearing aids?

Which teaching point should the nurse plan to include when caring for a patient whose vision is corrected to 20/200?

A patient who has bacterial endophthalmitis in the left eye is restless,frequently asking whether the eye is healing,and whether removal of the eye will be necessary.Based on the assessment data,which nursing diagnosis is most appropriate at this time?

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

The nurse is developing a plan of care for an adult patient diagnosed with adult inclusion conjunctivitis (AIC)caused by Chlamydia trachomatis.Which action should be included in the plan of care?

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

Unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)perform all the following actions when caring for a patient with Ménière's disease who is experiencing an acute attack.Which action by UAP indicates that the nurse should intervene immediately?

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?

A 75-year-old patient who lives alone at home tells the nurse,"I am afraid of losing my independence because my eyes don't work as well they used to." Which action should the nurse take first?

The charge nurse observes a newly hired nurse performing all the following interventions for a patient who has just undergone right cataract removal and an intraocular lens implant.Which one requires that the charge nurse intervene?

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

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

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

The occupational health nurse is caring for an employee who is complaining of bilateral eye pain after a cleaning solution splashed into the employee's eyes.Which action will the nurse take first?

A 42-year-old woman with Ménière's disease is admitted with vertigo,nausea,and vomiting.Which nursing intervention will be included in the care plan?

A patient with glaucoma who has been using timolol (Timoptic)drops for several days tells the nurse that the eye drops cause eye burning and visual blurriness for a short time after administration.The best response to the patient's statement is

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