Nursing 1430 Blue print Exam 2 Sensory Perception Functional
Ability Thermoregulation Questions with verified answers
Acute Otitis Media signs and symptoms Ans✓✓✓ Viral/bacterial infection of
middle ear (repeat infections can cause hearing impairment and speech delays in
children)
-Ear pain (when external ear is touched)
-Canal swelling
-Pain radiating to jaw
-Pressure
-Fever
-Headache
-Conductive hearing loss
-Bloody drainage if perforation of eardrum
-Antibiotics/tubes
-usually unilateral , pain is relieved after spontaneous perforation or therapeutic
incision of the tympanic membrane , drainage , fever , hearing loss.
Age related macular degeneration signs and symptoms Ans✓✓✓ Disturbance in
central field (macula)
**Central Vision Loss**
-Tiny yellowing spots beneath retina
-Lack of depth perception, objects appear distorted
-Treat what causes it
,Caused by deterioration of central portion of retina (aka macula)
Wet- cause by abnormal blood vessels that leak fluid or blood into the macula
Dry (common/age related)- painless, blurred and distorted, central/detail vision
lost; with progression of disease pt sees black spots in vision, dullness of colors,
difficulty recognizing faces or objects in front of them (peripheral vision is not
lost)
-mild blurring and visual distortion
-occurs more with people age of 65
-difficult recognizing faces
-decrease recognizing faces
-loss central vision'
-can't see details
-everything looks slightly bent
no cure can be treated
Cataract surgery Discharge instructions Ans✓✓✓ --eye shield worn at night to
first week after surgery to avoid injury.
-minimal discomfort after surgery and to take Tylenol for mild pain
-take antibiotics , anti inflammatory , and corticosteriod eye drops or ointments
as prescribed.
-wear sunglasses when outside
-slight morning discharge , some redness , and a scratchy feeling may be expected
for first few days.
- notify surgeon of floaters, flashing lights, loss of vision, increased redness
Clouding of lens
**Blurred Vision**
, -Old age
-Painless
-Progressive
-Uni/bilateral
-Ambulatory surgery
-Eye shield (night--1st week)
-Minimal discomfort
-Mild analgesic
-Antibiotic, anti-inflamm, cortiocosteroid
-Eye patch 24 hr
-Slight morning discharge
-Redness/scratchy feeling few days
Call dr for floaters, flashing light, pain, decrease in vision
-Vision stabilized 6-12 weeks
Avoid activities that increase IOP (bending, stooping, heavy weight, open mouth
when sneezing)
-Will look disfigured
Cerebrovascular accident stroke functional inabilities Ans✓✓✓ -Opposite brain
damage/body affect
-Left side brain damage--speech and language disorders
-Breathing, swallowing, vision, judgement
-motor loss
-communication loss
Ability Thermoregulation Questions with verified answers
Acute Otitis Media signs and symptoms Ans✓✓✓ Viral/bacterial infection of
middle ear (repeat infections can cause hearing impairment and speech delays in
children)
-Ear pain (when external ear is touched)
-Canal swelling
-Pain radiating to jaw
-Pressure
-Fever
-Headache
-Conductive hearing loss
-Bloody drainage if perforation of eardrum
-Antibiotics/tubes
-usually unilateral , pain is relieved after spontaneous perforation or therapeutic
incision of the tympanic membrane , drainage , fever , hearing loss.
Age related macular degeneration signs and symptoms Ans✓✓✓ Disturbance in
central field (macula)
**Central Vision Loss**
-Tiny yellowing spots beneath retina
-Lack of depth perception, objects appear distorted
-Treat what causes it
,Caused by deterioration of central portion of retina (aka macula)
Wet- cause by abnormal blood vessels that leak fluid or blood into the macula
Dry (common/age related)- painless, blurred and distorted, central/detail vision
lost; with progression of disease pt sees black spots in vision, dullness of colors,
difficulty recognizing faces or objects in front of them (peripheral vision is not
lost)
-mild blurring and visual distortion
-occurs more with people age of 65
-difficult recognizing faces
-decrease recognizing faces
-loss central vision'
-can't see details
-everything looks slightly bent
no cure can be treated
Cataract surgery Discharge instructions Ans✓✓✓ --eye shield worn at night to
first week after surgery to avoid injury.
-minimal discomfort after surgery and to take Tylenol for mild pain
-take antibiotics , anti inflammatory , and corticosteriod eye drops or ointments
as prescribed.
-wear sunglasses when outside
-slight morning discharge , some redness , and a scratchy feeling may be expected
for first few days.
- notify surgeon of floaters, flashing lights, loss of vision, increased redness
Clouding of lens
**Blurred Vision**
, -Old age
-Painless
-Progressive
-Uni/bilateral
-Ambulatory surgery
-Eye shield (night--1st week)
-Minimal discomfort
-Mild analgesic
-Antibiotic, anti-inflamm, cortiocosteroid
-Eye patch 24 hr
-Slight morning discharge
-Redness/scratchy feeling few days
Call dr for floaters, flashing light, pain, decrease in vision
-Vision stabilized 6-12 weeks
Avoid activities that increase IOP (bending, stooping, heavy weight, open mouth
when sneezing)
-Will look disfigured
Cerebrovascular accident stroke functional inabilities Ans✓✓✓ -Opposite brain
damage/body affect
-Left side brain damage--speech and language disorders
-Breathing, swallowing, vision, judgement
-motor loss
-communication loss
