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This mnemonic helps nurses identify suspicious moles .
What is the ABCDE rule?
asymmetry, border irregularity, color variation, diameter, and evolving changes.
This eye disorder results from increased intraocular pressure that damages the optic nerve.
What is glaucoma?
This symptom describes ringing, buzzing, or roaring sounds in the ear without an external source.
What is tinnitus?
This chart is commonly used to measure visual acuity.
What is the Snellen chart?
Eye drops should be instilled into this structure rather than directly onto the cornea.
What is the conjunctival sac?
This chronic autoimmune skin disorder causes red plaques with silvery scales, commonly found on elbows and knees.
What is psoriasis?
This condition occurs when the lens becomes cloudy, causing painless blurry vision.
What are cataracts?
This disorder is characterized by vertigo, tinnitus, and fluctuating hearing loss.
What is Ménière disease?
This test measures intraocular pressure and is used to screen for glaucoma.
What is tonometry?
After administering eye drops, the nurse should apply gentle pressure to this area to prevent systemic absorption.
What is the nasolacrimal duct / inner canthus?
This painful viral infection causes a vesicular rash that follows a dermatome.
What is herpes zoster (shingles)?
This disorder causes loss of central vision due to degeneration of the macula.
What is macular degeneration?
This condition causes vertigo triggered by changes in head position.
What is benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV)?
These two tuning fork tests help distinguish conductive versus sensorineural hearing loss.
What are the Weber and Rinne tests?
If a patient experiences a chemical burn to the eye, this intervention should be done immediately.
What is irrigation with water or saline?
This severe medication reaction causes blistering and widespread skin sloughing resembling burns.
What is Stevens-Johnson syndrome or toxic epidermal necrolysis?
These symptoms—flashing lights, floaters, and a curtain over vision—suggest this ocular emergency.
What is retinal detachment?
This disorder involves inflammation of the inner ear labyrinth, often causing vertigo and hearing loss.
What is labyrinthitis?
This instrument allows the nurse to visualize the ear canal and tympanic membrane.
What is an otoscope?
When communicating with a hearing-impaired patient, the nurse should face the patient and reduce this environmental factor.
What is background noise?
This form of skin cancer is the most dangerous due to its high likelihood of metastasis.
What is melanoma?
These injections treat wet macular degeneration by blocking abnormal blood vessel growth in the retina.
What are anti-VEGF injections?
This surgically implanted device can help patients with severe sensorineural hearing loss perceive sound.
What is a cochlear implant?
This diagnostic test evaluates hearing ability across different sound frequencies.
What is audiometry?
Patients experiencing vertigo should receive this safety intervention to reduce injury risk.
What are fall precautions?