CATARACTS
CLIENTS SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO WEAR THESE TO PREVENT LONG TERM EXPOSURE TO THE SUN
WHAT ARE SUNGLASSES
WHAT TYPE OF VISION LOSS IS EXPECTED WITH GLAUCOMA?
WHAT IS PERIPHERAL VISION
WHAT TYPE OF VISION LOSS IS EXPECTED WITH MACULAR DEGENERATION?
WHAT IS CENTRAL VISION LOSS
HOW LONG AFTER SURGERY CAN THE CLIENT EXPECT TO SEE IMPROVEMENT IN VISION
WHAT IS FOUR TO SIX WEEKS
WHEN THE CLIENT HAS THE SENSATION THAT THEY OR THEIR SURROUNDINGS ARE IN MOTION
WHAT IS VERTIGO
A COMMON CAUSE OF CATARACT
WHAT IS.....
Age‑related
Traumatic
Toxic
Associated: Diabetes mellitus, hypoparathyroidism, Down syndrome, chronic sunlight exposure
Complicated: Intraocular disease (retinitis pigmentosa, glaucoma, retinal detachment)
COMPLICATION OF GLAUCOMA IS __________
BLINDNESS
WHAT ARE TWO MODIFIABLE RISK FACTORS FOR MACULAR DEGENERATION
WHAT IS SMOKING AND A DIET LOW IN CAROTENE AND VITAMIN E
CLIENT EDUCATION IS PROVIDED TO LIMIT ACTIVITIES WHICH _____________
WHAT IS INCREASE INTEROCULAR PRESSURE.
HEARING LOSS WHICH OCCURS WITH DAMAGE TO CRANIAL NERVE VIII
WHAT IS SENSORINEURAL HEARING LOSS
WHAT ARE THE RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH CATARACTS
WHAT IS.....Advanced age ● Diabetes ● Heredity ● Smoking ● Eye trauma ● Excessive exposure to the sun ● Chronic use of corticosteroids, phenothiazine derivatives, beta blockers, or miotic medications
THE PRIMARY TREATMENT FOR GLAUCOMA
WHAT IS MEDICATION
MACULAR DEGENERATION IS A COMMON LOSS OF VISION IN WHICH POPULATION
WHAT IS THE ELDERLY OR OLDER ADULTS
IDENTIFY A CLINICAL COMPLICATION OF CATARACT SURGERY
WHAT IS INFECTION OR BLEEDING
CAUSES OF CONDUCTIVE HEARING LOSS
WHAT IS...otitis media, otosclerosis, and presence of a foreign body (such as impacted cerumen).
WHAT NURSING INTERVENTION CAN YOU IMPLEMENT TO PREVENT FALLS WITH THE PATIENT WHO HAS CATARACTS
ADEQUATE LIGHTING
ASSESS LEVEL OF FUNCTIONING WITH VISION LOSS
MIOTIC MEDICATION WHICH CAN CAUSE BLURRED VISION WHEN ADMINISTERED
WHAT IS THE CURE FOR MACULAR DEGENERATION?
WHAT IS THERE IS NO CURE
THESE SYMPTOMS SHOULD BE REPORTED TO THE PROVIDER IF THEY OCCUR....
WHAT IS... lid swelling, decreased vision, bleeding or discharge, sharp sudden eye pain, flashes of light, or floating shapes.
ANTIEMETIC MEDICATION GIVEN TO TREAT NAUSEA IN PATIENTS WITH VERTIGO
WHAT IS ONDANSETRON
WHAT VISION LOSS IS AN EXPECTED FINDING WITH CATARACTS?
WHAT IS VISUAL ACUITY
THE FIRST LINE DRUG THERAPY FOR GLAUCOMA AND HOW DOES IT WORK?
WHAT IS TIMOLOL AND IT DECREASES AQUEOUS HUMOR IN THE EYE
CLIENT EDUCATION INCLUDES________________
WHAT IS.....consume foods high in antioxidants, carotene, and vitamins E and B12.
WHICH MEDICATION IS GIVEN PREOPERATIVELY AND WHY?
WHAT IS Anticholinergic agents (atropine 1% ophthalmic solution) TO DILATE THE PUPILS
MEDICATION GIVEN TO PATIENTS TO TREAT VERTIGO
WHAT IS MECLIZINE