Neuro
As you study the sensory system, you learn the human body has several senses. You also learn that the primary sensory system of the human body is the:
Visual System
A patient is concerned his changes in his vision may be cataract formation. Which of the following symptoms does the nurse understand is most indicative of cataract formation?
Blurred vision with glare present at times
A patient with an ear infection has been prescribed Neomycin. The nurse knows this medication is an antibiotic-steroid-detergent used for disease of external auditory canal. A side effect of this medication is:
Ototoxicity
A patient with hearing loss has just been fitted with his new hearing aid. What should the nurse, Paige, remind the hearing aid wearer to do when a whistling sound is heard?
Reinsert the ear mold
Involuntary, rhythmic movements of the eyes that may be horizontal, vertical, rotary or mixed is called ____________.
Nystagmus
The nurse, Francene, counsels the 16-year-old boy that playing his music at high volume can result in impairment in hearing related to:
Damage of the fine hair cells in the Organ of Corti
What should the nurse do when assisting a blind person to walk in an unfamiliar hospital environment?
-Place the patient hand on the nurse’s elbow as a guide, with the nurse slightly in front of the patient
-Encourage the patient to ask for verbal clues
-Describe the surroundings
-Advise the patient to walk slowly
The 80-year-old patient is experiencing hearing loss and has learned that hearing loss due to aging is called:
Presbycusis
When planning the care of a patient diagnosed with Meniere’s disease, which dietary recommendation will the nurse, Kayla, incorporate into the care and the discharge instructions for the patient?
Sodium restrictions
While teaching a client with glaucoma how to instill eyedrops, the nurse, Alacia, should tell the client to do which of the following first?
Look up while pulling lower lid outward
_____________ maintain the proper position of the body. They include any sensory nerve ending and they work in conjunction with the semicircular canals and the vestibule to maintain proper coordination.
Proprioceptors
The patient will be receiving a device that is surgically placed in the inner ear. This device may improve sensorineural hearing loss. This device is called ___________.
Cochlear implant
A patient was playing outside with her friend and felt an object enter her ear. The nurse, Teshare, can visualize an insect with wings inside the ear. He knows the recommended practice for insect removal from the ear includes:
Smother the insect with drops of an oily substance into the ear, then remove the insect with forceps
Which of the following is a clear, watery fluid that helps maintain the shape of the eye, keeps the retina attached to the choroid and refracts light?
Aqueous humor
During an examination of a healthy eye, you would expect the patient’s intraocular eye pressure to be within the normal range of:
10-22 mm Hg
A patient is receiving discharge instructions following a cochlear implant. These instructions include the patient receiving maximum benefit following the procedure, by assuring the patient should:
Participate in extensive training and rehabilitation
A patient is to have a laser treatment to cauterize hemorrhaging vessels caused by diabetic retinopathy. The patient is gathering information for her family to help them understand. She asks the nurse what this procedure is called. Which response by the nurse is correct?
Photocoagulation
The physician is explaining the details of a corrective surgery of the ear called tympanoplasty. What does a tympanoplasty correct?
Conductive hearing loss
Dasha, the ED nurse, is explaining discharge instructions regarding the patients eye care he received in the ED. Dasha explains that the most common cause of corneal injuries is:
Foreign bodies
A client has macular degeneration. Her daughter, who is caring for her, becomes increasingly frustrated with the client because she does not keep herself clean and has food spills down the front of her dress. Which of the following explanations would help the client’s daughter understand what her mother is experiencing?
She has lost central vision and can see only in the periphery
As a nursing student, you are studying the parts of the ear and their function. Which part of the ear is responsible for the sense of balance and equilibrium?
Semicircular canals
The 62-year-old home health patient who is recovering from eye surgery complains of a feeling of “grittiness” in the eye that worsens during the day, blurred vision, and eyes may be reddened. What do these complaints indicate?
Sjogren syndrome
A patient was recently diagnosed with otosclerosis. The nurse explains the most common treatment today to treat otosclerosis and restore hearing is:
Stapedectomy
The tactile receptors in the human body respond to touch, pressure and vibration. These receptors are located where?
Throughout the integumentary system
A patient arrives to the ED following an injury involving a piece of wood being impaled in the patient’s eye. What is the first nursing intervention step for the immediate care of a patient with a penetrating wound of the eye?
Cover both eyes with an eye shield or cup