Exam 3: NU176 / NU 176 (Latest
) Geriatric Nursing |
Questions with Correct Answers |
100 % Correct | Grade A - Galen
Question:
What is glaucoma?
Answer:
-degenerative eye disease
-optic nerve damaged from above average IOP
Question:
What are the s/s of glaucoma?
Answer:
loss of peripheral vision, halos around lights, difficulty focusing on near
objects, high IOP, tired eyes, reduce stress on eyes
,Question:
What is the treatment for glaucoma?
Answer:
-vision cannot be restored once lost
-eye drops to reduce IOP
-reduce stress on eyes
Question:
Why do patients resist treatment for glaucoma?
Answer:
-side effects of drops
-GI upset
Question:
What are cataracts?
Answer:
clouding of the lens of the eye
, Question:
What are the risk factors for cataracts?
Answer:
-diabetes
- smoking
- high alcohol consumption
-eye injury
Question:
What are the risk factors for glaucoma?
Answer:
- African-American
- family history
- age
- increased IOP
-endocrine imbalance
Question:
What is the treatment of cataracts?
Answer:
surgery
) Geriatric Nursing |
Questions with Correct Answers |
100 % Correct | Grade A - Galen
Question:
What is glaucoma?
Answer:
-degenerative eye disease
-optic nerve damaged from above average IOP
Question:
What are the s/s of glaucoma?
Answer:
loss of peripheral vision, halos around lights, difficulty focusing on near
objects, high IOP, tired eyes, reduce stress on eyes
,Question:
What is the treatment for glaucoma?
Answer:
-vision cannot be restored once lost
-eye drops to reduce IOP
-reduce stress on eyes
Question:
Why do patients resist treatment for glaucoma?
Answer:
-side effects of drops
-GI upset
Question:
What are cataracts?
Answer:
clouding of the lens of the eye
, Question:
What are the risk factors for cataracts?
Answer:
-diabetes
- smoking
- high alcohol consumption
-eye injury
Question:
What are the risk factors for glaucoma?
Answer:
- African-American
- family history
- age
- increased IOP
-endocrine imbalance
Question:
What is the treatment of cataracts?
Answer:
surgery
