Exam 22: Nursing Management: Visual and Auditory Problems

The camp nurse is caring for a patient who is complaining of bilateral eye pain after a campfire log exploded, sending sparks into the patient's eyes. Which of these actions will the nurse take first?

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

A patient with a head injury after a motor-vehicle accident arrives in the emergency department (ED) complaining of shortness of breath and severe eye pain. Which action will the nurse take first?

A 74-year-old patient has bifocals prescribed to correct myopia and presbyopia. To evaluate the effectiveness of the lenses, the nurse working in the eye clinic will check the patient for

The nurse notes a nursing assistant (NA) accomplishing all the following actions when caring for a patient with Ménière's disease who is experiencing an acute attack. Which action by the NA indicates that the nurse should intervene immediately?

Which teaching will the nurse implement for a patient who has just been diagnosed with viral conjunctivitis?

Timolol (Timoptic) ophthalmic drops are prescribed for a patient with open-angle glaucoma. After using the drops for several days, the patient tells the nurse that the eyedrops cause eye burning and visual blurriness for a time. The best response by the nurse to the patient's complaint is,

The priority nursing diagnosis for a patient with Ménière's disease who is experiencing an acute attack is

A patient with an extensive left retinal detachment is scheduled for a scleral buckling with cryopexy and pneumatic retinopexy. Which information will be included in the discharge teaching plan?

A patient who had cataract extraction and intraocular lens implantation the previous day calls the eye clinic and gives the nurse all of the following information. Which information will be of most concern to the nurse?

A new patient with 20/200 vision (with the use of corrective lenses) is being cared for by the nurse in the eye clinic. The nurse will plan to teach the patient about

A patient with otosclerosis has a stapedectomy for treatment of hearing loss. Two days after the surgery, the patient tells the nurse, "I do not hear as well now as I did right after the surgery." Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?

A patient who is hospitalized with bacterial endophthalmitis resulting from a penetrating eye injury is noticeably restless, frequently asking whether the eye is healing and whether removal of the eye is necessary. Based on the patient's behavior, the nurse identifies a nursing diagnosis of

A patient with hearing loss asks the nurse about the use of a cochlear implant. Which information will the nurse include when replying to the patient?

A 78-year-old patient is hospitalized with a fractured femur. During the nursing assessment, the patient repeatedly asks the nurse to "speak up so that I can hear you." The best action by the nurse is to

The nurse is caring for a patient with herpes simplex type I keratitis of the left eye who has eyedrops prescribed for use in the affected eye. The nurse explains that to prevent spread of the infection, the patient should

A patient has bilateral senile cataracts and is scheduled for a right cataract extraction and intraocular lens implantation at an ambulatory surgical center. During the preoperative assessment of the patient, it is most important for the nurse to assess

The nurse at the outpatient surgery unit obtains all of this information about a patient who is scheduled for cataract extraction and implantation of an intraocular lens. Which information has the most immediate implications for the patient's care?

The health care provider places an ear wick in the external ear canal and prescribes antibiotic otic drops for a patient with external otitis. After the nurse does patient teaching about the disorder, which patient statement indicates that more instruction is needed?

An older adult 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?