Eye and Ear

The nurse is preparing to reinforce a teaching plan for a client who is under going cataract extraction with intraocular implant.which home care measures would the nurse include in the plan ?SATA

*To avoid activities that require bending over *To take acetaminophen for minor eye discomfort *To place an eye shield on the surgical eye at bedtime *To contact the surgeon if a decrease in visual acuity occurs

The nurse is preparing to administer eyedrops ,which interventions would the nurse take to administer the drops?SATA

*Wash hands *Put gloves on *Place the drop in the conjunctival sac *Pull the lower lid down against the checkbone

The nurse is assigned to care for a client with a diagnosis of detached retina.Which finding would indicate that bleeding has occured as a result of retinal detachment?SATA

*vision may be cloudy *Complaints of a burst of black spots or floaters

The nurse is assigned to care for a client with a detached retina.which finding would the nurse expect to be documented in the clients records ?

A sense of a curtain falling across the field of vision

The nurse notes that the primary health care provider (PHCP) has documented a diagnosis of prebycusis on the client chart . which explanation would the nurse give to the client to describe this condition?

A sensorineural hearing loss that occurs with aging

A client was just administered to the hospital to rule out gastrointestinal bleed. the client has brought several bottles of medication prescribed by specialist during the admission assessment, the client states. lately I have been hearing some roaring sounds in my ears, especially when i am alone. medication would the nurse determine to be the cause of the client complaint.

Acetylsalicylic acid

The client is receiving an eyedrop and an eye ointment to the right eye .which action would the nurse take?

Administer the eyedrop first ,followed by the eye ointment

A client sustains a contusion of the eyeball after a traumatic injury with a blunt object .the nurse would take which immediate action?

Apply ice to the affected eye

Pilocarpine hydrochloride is prescribed for the client with glaucoma .which medication would the nurse plan to have available in the event of systemic toxicity?

Atropine sulfate

The nurse is caring for a client with glaucoma ,which medication prescribed for the client would the nurse question?

Atropine sulfate

A client with Meniere's disease is experiencing sever vertigo. The nurse reinforces instructions to the client to do which to assist with controlling the vertigo?

Avoid sudden movements

A client is diagnosed with glaucoma. which data gathered by the nurse indicates a risk factor associated with glaucoma?

Cardiovascular disease

The nurse is assisting with developing a teaching plan for the client with glaucoma .which instruction would the nurse suggest to include in the plan of care ?

Eye medications may need to be administered for the rest of your life

A client arrives at the emergency room after an automobile crash, the clients foreign body in the left ear that has been determined to be an insect .which initial intervention would the nurse anticapate to be prescribe?

Instillation of mineral oil or diluted alcohol

A client sustains a chemical eye injury from a splash of battery acid .the nurse would prepare the client for which immediate measure?

Irrigating the eye with sterile normal saline

The nurse is assigned to care for a client hospitalized with menières disease. the nurse expects that which would most likely be prescribed for the client?

Low-sodium diet

Betaxolol hydrochloride eyedrops have been prescribed for the client with glaucoma .which nursing action is most appropriate related to monitoring for the side/adverse effects of this medication?

Monitoring blood pressure

The nurse is providing instructions to a client who will be self-administrating eyedrops .to minimize the systemic effects that eyedrops can produce ,the client is instructed to perform which action?

Occlude the nasolacrimal duct with a finger over the inner canthus for 30 to 60 seconds after instilling the drops

A client arrives in the emergency department after an automobile crash.the clients forehead hit the steering wheel,and a hyphema has been diagnosed.Which position would the nurse prepare to position the client?

On bed rest in a semi-fowlers position

The nurse is preparing to administer eardrops to an adult client. The nurse administers the eardrops by which technique?

Pulling pinna up and back

The nurse is caring for a client after enucleation and notes the presence of bright red drainage on the dressing, the nurse would take which appropriate action?

Report the finding to the registered nurse (RN)

The nurse is caring for a client who is hearing impaired .the nurse would take which approach to facilitate communication?

Speak in a normal tone

A miotic medication has been prescribed for the client with glaucoma .the client asks the nurse about the purpose of the medication the nurse would tell the client which purpose?

The medication causes the pupil to constrict and will lower the pressure in the eye

In preparation for cataract surgery ,the nurse is to administer cyclopentolate eyedrops.The nurse administers the eyedrops knowing that which is the purpose of this medication?

To dilate the pupil of the operative eye

The nurse assists with preparing the client for ear irrigation as prescribed by the primary health care provider (PHCP).WHICH action would the nurse plan to take?

Warm the irrigating solution to 98 degrees