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Rehab & Restorative Nursing Care
Hearing Problems
Speech Problems
Vision Problems
100

The activities usually done during a normal day in a person's life.

What are activities of daily living (ADL'S)?

100

What are some causes of hearing loss?

Damage to the outer, middle, or inner ear or to the acoustic nerve

100

What is aphasia?

The total or partial loss of the ability to use or understand language

100

What is AMD?

Age-related macular degeneration blurs central vision.  It causes a blind spot in the center of vision.

200
Lost, absent, or impaired physical or mental function.
What is a disability?
200

What are some two aids that persons with hearing loss use?

Hearing aids, hearing dogs

200

What is dysarthria?

Difficult or poor speech

200

How often are eyeglasses cleaned?

Daily or as needed

300
The inability to have normal speech.
What is aphasia?
300

What are some ways to promote hearing?

see p.460

300

What are some common causes for aphasia?

Stroke, head injury, brain infections, dementia and cancer

300

High pressure inside the eyeball results from a buildup of excess fluid in the eye. This pressure eventually damages the optic nerve. What is this condition?

Glaucoma

400
Device used if a patient/resident is paralyzed from the waist down.
What is a wheelchair?
400

Do hearing aids amplify background noise as well as speech?

Yes

400

What is the term for difficulty understanding language?

Receptive aphasia (Wernicke's aphasia)

400

Can low vision be corrected with eyeglasses, contact lenses, drugs or surgery?

No

500
Improving the person's ability to function, promoting the best quality of life, and preventing unnecessary decline in function.
What is the focus of rehabilitation?
500

Should the resident sleep with his/her hearing aid?

No

500

What is the term for problems speaking and understanding language?

Global aphasia

500

What is a cataract?

clouding of the lens