Teaching interventions: Use a magnifying devise, do a home inspection to remove items that could cause a fall risk to client, research books on tape/CD
What are teaching interventions for a client who has been diagnosed with macular degeneration?
100
Teaching for this patient includes; using sunscreen and protection from the sun, range of motion exercises to maintain joint and muscle funtion, and to eat a balanced healthy diet.
What are teaching interventions for the patient with SL?
100
In addition to the skin changes with scleroderma, this is another common finding the nurse would expect to find with progression of the disease?
What are finger contractures?
100
Teaching interventions for this disorder include; teaching the client to lose weight, smoking cessation, and possible use of a CPAP.
What is Sleep Apnea?
100
This is the inability to fall or stay asleep.
What is insomnia?
200
Floaters, Photopsia, or ring in the visual field
What is a symptom of retinal detachment?
200
This syndrome is commonly found in males and presents with arthiritic symptoms.
What is Reiter's?
200
Calcinosis, raynauds, esophageal symptoms, sclerodactyly and telangiectasia are this disorder's manifestations.
What is Scleroderma or Systemic Sclerosis?
200
This causes impaired congnitive function, mental fatigue, inability to concentrate, poor judgement and nystagmus, just to name a few..
What is Sleep deprivation?
200
This disorder is characterized with periodic leg jerks or movements, repeated awakening, insomnia, daytime sleepiness and is treatment with sinemet or imiramine.
What is Nocturnal Myoclonus?
300
Retinitis Pigmentosa
What is a genetic disorder that affects children by destroying the rods in the eye with an early symptom of night blindness and central vision loss?
300
A main presenting symptom of this disorder is fatigue.
What is SL?
300
This disorder also presents with arthritis and occurs secondary to anotehr autoimmune disease process such as lupus or RA and leads to dysfunction of the exocrine glands.
What is Sjogren's?
300
This age group requires 12-14 hours of sleep at night.
What are infants?
300
Teaching interventions for this disorder include; increasing physical exercise during the day, going to bed when sleepy, doing an activity if still awake in bed after 20 minutes of trying to sleep and reviewing medications.
What is Insomnia?
400
Cranial nerve VIII
What is the cranial nerve that is affected possibly by receiving ototoxic medications such as streptomycin that causes hearing loss?
400
A teaching intervention for this disorder includes protecting hands and feet from extreme cold and heat.
What is Scleroderma
400
For this autioimmune, connective tissue disorder, you must be aware of the choking hazard due to the dysphagia the patient may experience as well as very weak neck muschles.
What is Polymyositis?
400
This age group requires 10-12 hours of sleep at night.
What are toddlers?
400
This disorder is characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness and maybe secondary to another cause or condition such as depression.
What is Hypersomnia?
500
Chalky, white plaques on the eardrum and the eardrum appears pinkish-orange in color.
What is otosclerosis?
500
A common assessment finding with this disorder includes a thickening of the skin of the fingers and hands.
What is Scleroderma?
500
This disorder presents with a triad of arthritis, urethritis and conjuctivitis and treatment includes treating the infection. Also called "Reactive Arthritis".
What is Reiter's Syndrome?
500
This age group's sleep is affected by medical illnesses, shifts in circadian rhythm and medications.
What is the elderly?
500
Patho of this disorder includes airway obstruction, decrease in PO2 and pH as PCO2 starts to increase, with brief arousal from sleep as the airway patency is restored.