HONDROS NURSING 2026 REVISION NOTES
AND STRUCTURED NURSING CURRICULUM
OVERVIEW GUIDE
◉ 70-110. Answer: Normal BS
◉ Vision Intervention. Answer: Annual Eye Exam
◉ Vision Assessment. Answer: PERRLA, peripheral testing, snellen
chart, Hx (changes in vision?, dark spots?, flashes?, issues in certain
lighting?)
◉ Vision pt education. Answer: Certain drops can burn eyes, burning
is better than being blind (miotics)
◉ Hearing interventions. Answer: 1. Face to face
2. Speak clearly, slowly and directly
3. Eliminate background noise
◉ Hearing Treatment. Answer: audiology
◉ Cataract Assessment. Answer: 1. dimness
,2. misty vision
3. blurriness (milky haze)
◉ Glaucoma. Answer: High IOP
◉ Timolol. Answer: Glaucoma Tx
◉ ARMD risks. Answer: 1. depression
2. ignoring Sx
3. injuries, falls, accidents, mobility
◉ ARMD sight. Answer: Loss of central vision- can see on side(may
place things to one side or other)
◉ Glaucoma Sight. Answer: Loss of peripheral vision-side vision
◉ Deafness Intervention. Answer: hearing aid care
◉ Hearing aid care. Answer: Do not wash/submerge hearing aids.
Turn off when not in use, open battery door
,◉ Timolol side effects. Answer: Beta Blocker-slows heart down,
watch for SOB
◉ Malignant Tumors. Answer: Irregular, Immobile, hard upon
palpation, ususally not painful
◉ Important for Cancer patients. Answer: report all new results, do
not call pt and freak them out, do not just bury results in chart
somewhere
◉ Smoking HX. Answer: Smokeless tobacco?
How much?
How long?
Cough?
Would you like to quit?
◉ Pack years. Answer: Packs per day times years, MD wants to know
pack years
◉ Smoking prevention. Answer: pulmonary tests, O2 levels, sputum
cultures, cessation methods, support groups, teach proper oral care
◉ Age Assessment. Answer: physical vs. neumeric
, ◉ Age prevention. Answer: sunscreen, antiaging products, lotions,
hydration
◉ Nutrition Hx. Answer: What do you eat?
Vitamins? OTC?
Restrictions?
BMI- high? Low?
Constipation or Diarrhea?
◉ Nutrition prevention. Answer: Meal planning, diet, exercise, see
dietician, if pt has cancer increase protein, low fat, increase calories
◉ Physical activity Hx. Answer: How much?
Weight bearing?
Intensity?
ROM problems?
Pain?
Aerobic or Anaerobic?
◉ Physical Activity prevention. Answer: increased activity with plan,
buddy system, classes, pain management for exercise if needed (1 hr
before)
AND STRUCTURED NURSING CURRICULUM
OVERVIEW GUIDE
◉ 70-110. Answer: Normal BS
◉ Vision Intervention. Answer: Annual Eye Exam
◉ Vision Assessment. Answer: PERRLA, peripheral testing, snellen
chart, Hx (changes in vision?, dark spots?, flashes?, issues in certain
lighting?)
◉ Vision pt education. Answer: Certain drops can burn eyes, burning
is better than being blind (miotics)
◉ Hearing interventions. Answer: 1. Face to face
2. Speak clearly, slowly and directly
3. Eliminate background noise
◉ Hearing Treatment. Answer: audiology
◉ Cataract Assessment. Answer: 1. dimness
,2. misty vision
3. blurriness (milky haze)
◉ Glaucoma. Answer: High IOP
◉ Timolol. Answer: Glaucoma Tx
◉ ARMD risks. Answer: 1. depression
2. ignoring Sx
3. injuries, falls, accidents, mobility
◉ ARMD sight. Answer: Loss of central vision- can see on side(may
place things to one side or other)
◉ Glaucoma Sight. Answer: Loss of peripheral vision-side vision
◉ Deafness Intervention. Answer: hearing aid care
◉ Hearing aid care. Answer: Do not wash/submerge hearing aids.
Turn off when not in use, open battery door
,◉ Timolol side effects. Answer: Beta Blocker-slows heart down,
watch for SOB
◉ Malignant Tumors. Answer: Irregular, Immobile, hard upon
palpation, ususally not painful
◉ Important for Cancer patients. Answer: report all new results, do
not call pt and freak them out, do not just bury results in chart
somewhere
◉ Smoking HX. Answer: Smokeless tobacco?
How much?
How long?
Cough?
Would you like to quit?
◉ Pack years. Answer: Packs per day times years, MD wants to know
pack years
◉ Smoking prevention. Answer: pulmonary tests, O2 levels, sputum
cultures, cessation methods, support groups, teach proper oral care
◉ Age Assessment. Answer: physical vs. neumeric
, ◉ Age prevention. Answer: sunscreen, antiaging products, lotions,
hydration
◉ Nutrition Hx. Answer: What do you eat?
Vitamins? OTC?
Restrictions?
BMI- high? Low?
Constipation or Diarrhea?
◉ Nutrition prevention. Answer: Meal planning, diet, exercise, see
dietician, if pt has cancer increase protein, low fat, increase calories
◉ Physical activity Hx. Answer: How much?
Weight bearing?
Intensity?
ROM problems?
Pain?
Aerobic or Anaerobic?
◉ Physical Activity prevention. Answer: increased activity with plan,
buddy system, classes, pain management for exercise if needed (1 hr
before)
