Exam 22: Nursing Management: Visual and Auditory Problems

Which of these actions by the nurse working at the college health clinic is important in decreasing the risk for hearing damage to patients at the clinic?

A patient is hospitalized with acute angle-closure glaucoma. All the following orders are received. Which will the nurse implement first?

A patient with chronic otitis media is scheduled for a tympanoplasty. Preoperatively the nurse teaches the patient that postoperative expectations include

When watching a patient self-administer eardrops, the home heath nurse observes all the following actions by the patient. Which patient action indicates a need for more teaching?

In reviewing a 50-year-old patient's medical record, the nurse notes that the last eye examination revealed an intraocular pressure of 28 mm Hg. The nurse will plan to assess

A blind patient asks the nurse for assistance in walking to the bathroom. To assist the patient, the nurse should

A patient with age-related macular degeneration has just had photodynamic therapy. Which statement by the patient indicates that the discharge teaching has been effective?

The charge nurse observes a nurse accomplishing all of these interventions for a patient who has just arrived in the post-anesthesia care unit after having right cataract removal and an intraocular lens implant. Which one requires that the charge nurse intervene?

During the admission assessment, the patient's spouse tells the nurse that the patient has functional blindness and that the spouse has cared for the patient for many years. During the initial assessment of the patient, it is most important for the nurse to

A patient who was struck in the right eye with a handball has swelling around the orbit and states, "It's like a curtain blocking part of my eye." When assessing the patient, the nurse suspects the presence of a retinal detachment upon the patient's report of

A patient is seen in the ophthalmology clinic and diagnosed with recurrent staphylococcal and seborrheic blepharitis. The nurse will plan to teach the patient about

A patient is seen at a clinic for repeated hordeolum of the eyes during the last 6 months. To help prevent further infection, the nurse advises the patient to

The nurse obtains all these data when assessing a patient who has left-sided labyrinthitis. Which information should be reported immediately to the health care provider?

The nurse is assessing a patient who has recently been treated with amoxicillin (Amoxil) for acute otitis media of the right ear. Which assessment data obtained by the nurse is of most concern?

A patient being admitted to the hospital for a laparoscopic procedure tells the nurse about a history of glaucoma and the need to continue using prescribed eyedrops while hospitalized. For this patient, the nurse should question the preoperative order of

A patient is diagnosed with adult inclusion conjunctivitis (AIC) caused by the Chlamydia trachomatis organism. Which of these actions will be included in the plan of care?

Which of these nursing activities is appropriate for the RN working in the eye clinic to delegate to an experienced nursing assistant?

A patient is prepared for discharge following outpatient cataract surgery. To evaluate whether the patient understands the postoperative regimen and procedures, the nurse asks the patient

To determine whether treatment is effective for a patient with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), the nurse will evaluate the patient for improvement in

Which information will the nurse include when teaching a patient with keratitis caused by herpes simplex type 1?