Assess
Give an example of a nurse utilizing "asking for clarification" as communication technique.
"What do you mean by you get dizzy when you lean over?"
How do you test cardinal fields of vision?
Using both eyes move your fingers into the 6 fields of vision.
Where will be palpate for the sinuses?
Above the eyes and around the nose and under the cheek bones.
A patient complains they are unable to see anything on their left side. What is the medical term for this?
Hemianopsia.
What is included in the family history as part of the comprehensive health history?
Hx diseases, allergies
The client will maintain a pain of 0-4 throughout hospitalization.
What are we testing when we take a q-tip and touch the eye ball?
Corneal reflex
What is mydriasis?
Dilation of the pupil.
What are some ways you can assure your patient knows you are actively listening to them?
What is the function of cranial nerve VIII?
What are the Rinne and Weber test testing?
Bone and air conduction. The air conduction is sound as we normally hear it and bone conduction is vibrations on the bone that makes sound. The air should be longer than bone conduction.
Ineffective airway clearance.
Chloasma
history of the chief complaint or immediate needs of the patient
What is presbyopia?
Age-related farsightedness
What term is used for excessive constriction of the pupil of the eye?
Miosis
Flattening of the back of the head.
What might a sunken fontanel on a infant signify?
dehydration.
Which step of the nursing process is when the nurse establishes client-centered goals and expected outcomes?
Planning
How is peripheral vision tested?
Have the patient cover one eye at a time then move your finger out of their field of gaze
Perform a full health history, visual and neuro assessment, and report the findings to the physician.
Take a sample of the tissue and notify the provider.
When a patient reports pain when shallowing, is afebrile, and has throat redness what might you suspect?
pharyngitis.