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Nursing Interventions • Speak toward the unaffected (better) ear • Do not over-articulate words • Face the client when speaking • Reduce background noise Assessment Clues • Speaks loudly • Turns ear toward speaker • Reports ringing in ears️ Cataracts Pathophysiology • Opacification of the lens • Causes blurred vision, glare sensitivity Postoperative Teaching • Avoid activities that increase intraocular pressure (IOP): o Bending at waist o Lifting heavy objects o Straining o Tying shoes Report Immediately • Flashes of light • New floaters • “Curtain” vision → May indicate retinal detachment ️ Retinal Detachment Hallmark Symptom • “Curtain being pulled over vision” • Flashes of light (photopsia)• Sudden floaters Medical Emergency ️ Macular Degeneration (AMD) Risk Factors • Aging • Smoking • UV light exposure • Family history

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NUR 170 Exam 2 Study Guide
🩺 Exam 2 Comprehensive

(Neurologic, Sensory, and Respiratory Disorders)



👁️ Sensory Disorders (Vision & Hearing)



👂 Hearing Loss

🧠 Key Concepts

• Hearing loss may be conductive or sensorineural •
Sensorineural = often associated with:
o Tinnitus (ringing)
o Vertigo o
Dizziness

🩺 Nursing Interventions

• Speak toward the unaffected (better) ear
• Do not over-articulate words
• Face the client when speaking
• Reduce background noise

🚨 Assessment Clues
• Speaks loudly
• Turns ear toward speaker
• Reports ringing in ears

, 👁️ Cataracts

📌 Pathophysiology
• Opacification of the lens
• Causes blurred vision, glare sensitivity

🛑 Postoperative Teaching

• Avoid activities that increase intraocular pressure (IOP):
o ❌ Bending at

waist o ❌
Lifting heavy
objects o ❌
Straining o ❌
Tying shoes

🚨 Report Immediately
• Flashes of light
• New floaters
• “Curtain” vision

→ May indicate retinal detachment



👁️ Retinal Detachment

🎯 Hallmark Symptom
• “Curtain being pulled over vision”
• Flashes of light (photopsia)

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