Eyes
When assessing a glaucoma patient's peripheral vision the nurse should perform which test?
What is Confrontation?
A perforated eardrum will have what symptoms?
What is pain followed by drainage?
A barrel chest is an objective finding in a patient with what respiratory disease?
What is COPD?
A stoke in the occopital lobe of the brain will cause what symptoms?
Left sided paralysis after a stroke is called?
What is impaired visual reception
What is Hemiplegia?
A symptom of right sided heart failure is?
What is tidal volume?
The nurse knows that with each breath oxygen is inhaled and what is exhaled?
The base of the lung is the bottom, the apices are where?
What is Crackles in the lungs?
What is the amount of air exchanged with each breath?
What is C02, or Carbon Dioxide?
What is the top of the lungs?
What does the L mean in PERRLA?
What is light?
What is the medical term for ringing in the ears?
What is Tinnitus?
Where are Vesicular lung sounds, normal sounds that are heard?
The nurse checks the oxygen level of a patient, she/he knows the SP02 is the pulse ox result and the PAo2 is the arterial blood result. What is a normal SP02?
The peripheral lung fields
What is 95-100%
Assessing CN (Cranial nerve) 2, the occulomotor nerve, the nurse is checking for what?
What is peripheral vision?
Level of consciousness is assessed and the nurse finds the patient to be very drowsy,not fully awake and sleeps if not stimulated. This is called?
The nurse knows that converting mcg to mg is this formula.
What is Lethargic?
What is 1000mcg=1mg
The accommodation test is the A in PERRLA, what does this test for?
What is near sight vision
Lung sounds that are low-pitched, sound like popping fluid, and can be cleared with coughing are called?
What are coarse crackles?
A patient with Asthma may have these abnormal lung sounds.
What are Wheezes?
The nurse is assessing CN 7, the facial nerve. What is the nurse expecting to find?
CN 7?
What is symmetry of the smile?
What is checking for pupil constriction and accomidation?
The nurse knows that it is within the scope of practice to assess the patients needs, but not in the scope to do what?
What is order consults, medication, ect?
A priority for follow-up when checking PERRLA would be?
What is Unequal pupil reaction to light
When a patient has sensorineural hearing loss it is best to assess what?
What is ask what new medications they may be taking, since we know some medications can cause hearing loss.
This lung sound when noted is considered an emergency that needs to be reported to the medical provider.
The nurse is aware that the normal range of PH in the blood is 7.35 to 7.45. If the level is less than 7.35 the patient is acidotic, and over than 7.45 the patient is what?
What is Stridor?
What is alkalotic?
A stroke occured in the cerebullum of the brain. The nurse will expect to see what?
What is altered Equilibrium?
If the patient has falls at night the nurse would want to assess the patient for?
What is decreased night vision?
When was the last eye/vision exam?
The Snellen chart will test a person's vision. How many feet away will they be positioned for the test?
For a patient who has mentioned they are trying to stop smoking, what is the best question to ask?
What have you tried to stop smoking?
LOL- visiting the ear again!
What is Presbycusis?
What is the type of hearing loss found in the older adult.
When there is a neurological injury, the Parasympathetic nervous system will do?
Injury response to the sympathetic nervous system?
What is increase saliva production?
What is Decreased urine output?
If the nurse assesses the patient's lungs and hears Stidor, the next action is to?