a 40-year-old patient tells a nurse, "i've noticed over the last three months that i have blurred vision of near objects." the ophthalmic consultation report shows that the patient has increased rigidity of the lens. what should the nurse interpret from the finding? - ️️the patient has presbyop...
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a 40-year-old patient tells a nurse, "i've noticed over the last three months that i have blurred vision of
near objects." the ophthalmic consultation report shows that the patient has increased rigidity of the
lens. what should the nurse interpret from the finding? - ✔ ✔ the patient has presbyopia
a frail older adult is admitted to a long-term care facility. a nurse monitors the caloric and fluid intake to
prevent malnutrition and dehydration. which factors increase the risk of dehydration and malnutrition
of a frail older adult? - ✔ ✔ -visual impairment
-hearing impairment
-decline in cognitive status
a nurse is assessing a patient with hearing loss that gives a history of taking various medications in the
past few years. which drugs taken by the patient may be ototoxic? - ✔ ✔ -aspirin
-antibiotics
-antimalarial drugs
a nurse is assessing a patient's hearing ability. which findings would indicate compromised hearing? - ✔
✔ -the patient is lip reading
-the patient asks to have certain words repeated
-the patient fails to respond to questions when not looking directly at the nurse
a nurse is obtaining a health history from a patient. the nurse suspects that the patient could have
hearing loss. what findings may have led the nurse to this suspicion? - ✔ ✔ -the patient tries to lip
read the nurse's words
-the patient requests that questions be repeated frequently
-the patient misses out on words when not looking at the nurse
a patient complains of a red, swollen, circumscribed, and acutely tender area in the lid margin. after the
medical checkup, it is diagnosed as a hordeolum. the nurse should provide what instructions to help the
patient care for the affected eye? - ✔ ✔ suggest applying warm, moist compresses at least four
times a day until the condition improves
a patient has lost an eye after industrial accident. which action by the nurse is most appropriate during
this time? - ✔ ✔ assist with the same grieving process that is associated with other losses
, a patient informs the nurse that allergy symptoms are occurring in the eyes. what symptoms should the
nurse ask the patient about when assessing for allergic conjunctivitis? - ✔ ✔ itching
a patient is diagnosed with astigmatism and asks what this will mean for their vision. what is the best
response by the nurse? - ✔ ✔ "astigmatism causes distorted vision because of corneal unevenness"
a patient is diagnosed with bacterial conjunctivitis. the nurse expects what patient symptoms? - ✔ ✔
discomfort, pruritus, redness, and a mucopurulent drainage in the eye
a patient is diagnosed with otitis media with effusion. the nurse expects that the patient will most likely
exhibit what symptoms? - ✔ ✔ feeling of fullness of the ear, a plugged feeling or popping, and
decreased hearing
a patient is diagnosed with sensorineural hearing loss. what potential causes of this disorder should the
nurse discuss with the patient? - ✔ ✔ -damage to the inner ear
-damage to the vestibulocochlear nerve
a patient presenting with an itching, burning sensation and redness in the eye is diagnosed with allergic
conjunctivitis. what interventions are most important to ease the symptoms? - ✔ ✔ -administer
artificial tears, as prescribed
-instruct the patient to avoid the allergen if it is known
-administer topical antihistamines and corticosteroids
a patient reports an inability to see near objects. the nurse recalls that which physiologic condition is
responsible for this disorder? - ✔ ✔ light rays focusing behind the retina
a patient reports visual distortion and is assessed to have an uneven cornea. what refractive error does
the nurse determine is most likely present? - ✔ ✔ astigmatism
a patient with poor visual acuity is diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). which
nursing intervention should be the nurse's priority? - ✔ ✔ assess impact of vision on normal
functioning
after providing education to a patient with otosclerosis, the nurse determines that the teaching was
effective when the patient states that the hearing loss is due to what? - ✔ ✔ a problem with the
bones in the middle ear
identify a causative factor associated with a sensorineural hearing loss. - ✔ ✔ ototoxicity from
chemotherapeutic medications
the nurse assesses a patient has a small, white, superficial nodule along the lid margin. what condition
should the nurse consider that is caused by an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid? - ✔ ✔
hordeolum
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