HONDROS NUR 163 EXAM 1 FINAL PAPER
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ TB result-positive.
Answer: red, raised (induration)
◉ Positive TB result.
Answer: This means that the person has been exposed to TB
◉ At risk for TB.
Answer: nursing homes, jails, homeless, certain meds, some other
countries, healthcare workers
◉ Hyperglycemia.
Answer: hot and dry-sugar high
◉ Hypoglycemia.
Answer: cold and clammy-needs some candy
◉ Symptoms of Hyperglycemia.
Answer: extreme thirst, frequent urination, dry skin, hunger, blurred
vision, drowsiness, nausea
,◉ Symptoms of Hypoglycemia.
Answer: shaking, tachycardia, sweating, anxious, dizzy, hunger,
impaired vision, weakness, fatigue, headaches, irritable
◉ insulin.
Answer: NPH-longer lasting (cloudy)
Regular- faster acting (clear)
◉ Order of Insulin Draw.
Answer: cloudy(air), clear(air),clear(insulin), cloudy(insulin)
◉ 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
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ TB result-positive.
Answer: red, raised (induration)
◉ Positive TB result.
Answer: This means that the person has been exposed to TB
◉ At risk for TB.
Answer: nursing homes, jails, homeless, certain meds, some other
countries, healthcare workers
◉ Hyperglycemia.
Answer: hot and dry-sugar high
◉ Hypoglycemia.
Answer: cold and clammy-needs some candy
◉ Symptoms of Hyperglycemia.
Answer: extreme thirst, frequent urination, dry skin, hunger, blurred
vision, drowsiness, nausea
,◉ Symptoms of Hypoglycemia.
Answer: shaking, tachycardia, sweating, anxious, dizzy, hunger,
impaired vision, weakness, fatigue, headaches, irritable
◉ insulin.
Answer: NPH-longer lasting (cloudy)
Regular- faster acting (clear)
◉ Order of Insulin Draw.
Answer: cloudy(air), clear(air),clear(insulin), cloudy(insulin)
◉ 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
