EYES NEW
The nurse is screening a 4-year-old girl for vision problems. Which of the following problems could result in loss of vision?
amblyopia
otitis media reduced in what?
breastfead infants
when will tubes be removed
they come out themselves in 6 to 12 mos
give him a prize when he wears the patch
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children develop 20/20 by what age?
7 years
nightblindness lack of vitamin?
A
In children with otitis media, a procedure known as a myringotomy may be performed. Which of the following statements are most accurate regarding this procedure?
During this procedure small tubes are inserted into the typmpanic membrane.
The nurse is providing immediate postoperative care for a 3-month-old who had a cataract removed. Which of the following interventions would be the priority?
Ensuring the protective eye patch is securely in place
The nurse is caring for a 6-year-old boy with sensorineural hearing loss. Which of the following would the nurse be least likely to identify as the cause of the child's hearing loss?
acute otitis media
The nurse is assessing the vision of 9-year-old boy. His vision appears normal on a vision screening test, although the nurse notices that he has to tilt his head occasionally as he is reading the chart. His mother tells the nurse that he has trouble reading and reports having a headache after doing his homework. Which of the following conditions should the nurse suspect in this boy?
astigmitism
An 8-year-old boy comes to the emergency room with an eye injury after having a glass bottle shatter near his face. Which of the following interventions should the nurse do first while assisting this client?
instill a few drops of a topical anesthetic into the affected eye
amblyopia is
lazy eye... use patch, levodadopa, glasses, lasik surgery
The nurse is obtaining the history from the parents of an infant who is suspected of having infantile glaucoma. Which statement by the parents would help to confirm this suspicion?
"It seems like bright lights really bother him."
The nurse is caring for a child who has conductive hearing loss. Which of the following is true regarding this type of hearing loss?
It is caused by chronic otitis media or other infection.
A group of students are reviewing the various causes of bacterial conjunctivitis in children. The students demonstrate understanding of this condition when they identify which of the following as the most common cause?
Staphylococcus aureus
The nurse is educating the parents of a premature newborn diagnosed with retinopathy of prematurity. Which of the following comments will be part of the information provided?
its an overgrowth of retinal blood vessels
The nurse is preparing an ongoing assessment plan for a child with multiple sensory disorders. Which of the following will contribute most to the detection and intervention of problems?
ongoing parental assessments
