Diagnoses
Age-related hearing loss
What is Presbycusis?
Proper placement for an otoscopic examination of an adult
What is "pull the auricle up and back"?
Population at greatest risk of acute otitis media
Who are children?
What are Aminoglycosides?
Treatment for a patient with Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
What is the Epley maneuver or Canalith Repositioning?
Medical term for "earache"
What is otalgia?
Impacted cerumen can lead to what form of hearing loss
What is conductive?
The nurse should teach patients to avoid straining after which surgical procedure
What is tympanoplasty/myringotomy?
Medications that decrease the production of aqueous humor
What are beta blockers?
IOP measure for a patient with glaucoma.
a. 12mmHg
b. 15mmHg
c. 21mmHg
d. 24mmHg
What is 24 mmHg?
Seeing spots or moving particles in the field of vision is a symptom of which diagnosis
What is retinal detachment?
Exposure to ototoxic drugs can lead to what form of hearing loss
What is sensorineural?
Dietary teaching for patient with Meniere's Disease
The nurse should teach the patient about that cold ear drops can cause what side effect?
What is dizziness?
A client has just returned to the surgical floor after undergoing a retinal detachment repair. The postoperative orders specify that the client should be kept in a prone position until otherwise ordered. What should the nurse do?
a. Clarify the order with the surgeon.
b. Follow the order because this bed position is correct.
c. Reposition the client after the first dressing change.
d. Ask the client to lie in a semi-Fowler position.
What is follow the order because this bed position is correct?
Diagnosis associated with aging and results in difficulty with near vision.
What is presbyopia?
Single most important diagnostic instrument to detect hearing loss
What is audiometry?
Prolonged use of which class of drugs is a risk factor for glaucoma
What are corticosteroids?
Medication classification increases aqueous fluid outflow in the client with glaucoma
What are cholinergics?
Drugs that should be avoided in patients with Meniere's Disease
What is aspirin?
Form of glaucoma that is an ocular emergency
What is acute angle-closure glaucoma?
Complaint that would be significant for a diagnosis of glaucoma
What are halos around lights?
If a patient is prescribed more than one eye medication, how long should the nurse wait before instilling the client's second medication into the same eye?
What is 10 minutes?
Medications that cause pupillary constriction?
What are miotics?
An older adult client is scheduled for cataract surgery and asks the nurse, “Will I need to wear thick lenses after surgery?” Which is the most appropriate response from the nurse?
What is: "the implanted lens has replaced the need for corrective lenses"?