Exam 13: Care of the Patient With a Visual or Auditory Disorder

A patient, age 76, is partially blind. His physician has diagnosed open-angle glaucoma. The goal of treatment in glaucoma is to

A patient is prescribed eyedrops that constrict the pupil, permitting aqueous humor to flow. The nurse would reinforce the teaching by referring to the drops as

A male patient brings home a note from the occupational nurse that states, "You have acute bacterial conjunctivitis." This condition is more commonly called

The most common cause of congenital hearing loss from birth or early infancy is:

Otitis media is more frequently seen in children 6 to 36 months because

Rapid onset of decreased vision, halos around lights, and severe eye pain are indications of

_____________ is a medical term for blurred vision.

Astigmatism is a medical term meaning which visual disorder?

During a nursing history related to a patient's activity-exercise functional health pattern, the patient comments that he cannot bend over and lift an object without becoming dizzy and that he frequently has to stop physical activities because of dizziness and nausea. Which structure of this patient's ear is most likely to have a dysfunction causing his symptoms?

Select all the conditions that may cause conductive hearing loss.

Which may contribute to otitis media? (Select all that apply.)

A patient visits the physician for a routine physical examination that involves testing distance vision. As she faces the Snellen chart, the nurse is to instruct the patient to

The best prevention of serious complications of ear disorders like infections, mastoiditis and brain abscesses is:

A patient is scheduled for a stapedectomy. Appropriate postoperative teaching should include:

When the eye adjusts to seeing objects at various distances, it is called

A 32-year-old construction worker has suffered a penetrating wound to his right eye. The best intervention for anyone to perform at the scene while waiting to be transported to the hospital is to

Sjögren's syndrome is associated with which eye disorder?

The nurse answers the call light of a newly admitted patient. The patient tells the nurse she is blind and asks the nurse to assist her to the bathroom. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?

Schiötz tonometry is a diagnostic test for __________.

The priority nursing responsibility while caring for a patient with vertigo is