NUR-155 SENSORY SIGNS, TEACHING & TREATMENT EXAM QUESTIONS AND 100% APPROVED CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025

NUR-155 SENSORY SIGNS, TEACHING & TREATMENT EXAM QUESTIONS AND 100% APPROVED CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025 2025 EXAM  NUR-155 SENSORY SIGNS, TEACHING & TREATMENT EXAM QUESTIONS AND 100% APPROVED CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025 cataracts risk factors - CORRECT ANSWER cigarette smoking, exposure to UV B-light, high alcohol intake, DM, some meds, & trauma, aging, HTN, previous eye injury/surgery/inflammation, obesity, prolonged corticosteroid use Cataracts teaching (management) - CORRECT ANSWER -quit smoking/reduce alcohol -manage other help problems -regular eye visits l -healthy diet with fruits/veggies (antioxidants help maintain eye health) -wear sunglasses (blocks uv rays) cataracts nonsurgical therapy - CORRECT ANSWER - update prescription - increase light - no driving at night -reading/magnifying glasses Cataracts Pre-OP - CORRECT ANSWER -eye exam/ visual acuity/ stable vital signs -eye drops: anti inflammatory mydriatic (dilation); cycloplegic (paralysis of accommodation & dilation) -dark glasses (reduce photophobia) -monitor for systemic toxicity (tachycardia & CNS effects) phacoemulsification - CORRECT ANSWER the use of ultrasonic vibration to shatter and remove the lens clouded by a cataract (no sutures required) extracapsular cataract extraction - CORRECT ANSWER excision of most of the lens, followed by insertion of an intraocular lens transplant (sutures required) intraocular lens implantation - CORRECT ANSWER installing a new lens Cataracts Post-Op - CORRECT ANSWER -antibiotic/corticosteroids eye drops -limiting activities -follow up visits -mild analgesia/monitor for complications Cataract Pre-op teaching - CORRECT ANSWER -anticoagulants withheld (2 weeks before surgery; reduces risk of retrobulbar hemorrhage) -hard contacts removed 2-4 weeks -verbal/written instructions on how to protect eye, administer meds, recognize signs/complications & obtain emergency care cataracts evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER -improved vision & self-care -minimal or no pain -optimistic expectations diabetic retinopathy - CORRECT ANSWER Nonproliferative: loss of central vision Proliferative: (advanced) sever vision loss Diabetic retinopathy treatment - CORRECT ANSWER laser photocoagulation (use of a laser beam to seal leaking or hemorrhaging retinal blood vessels to treat diabetic retinopathy) hypertensive retinopathy treatment - CORRECT ANSWER Lower/restore vision Retina detachment symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER -painless -many floaters -flashes of light one/both eyes (photopsia) -blurred vision -gradual reduce peripheral vision -curtain/shadow over field of vision Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment - CORRECT ANSWER vitreous gets under the retina through a tear or hole, caused the RD Tractional retinal detachment - CORRECT ANSWER tension or pulling force causes scar tissue to form on the retina's surface and eventually the retina separates from the pigmented layer exudative retinal detachment - CORRECT ANSWER results from fluid collection in the subretinal space retinal detachment risk factors - CORRECT ANSWER -over 50 -previous retinal detachment/ family history -extreme myopia (nearsightedness) -previous eye surgery (cataract removal) -previous severe eye injury -eye diseases (retinoschisis, uveitis, thinning of peripheral retina; lattice degeneration) retinal imaging - CORRECT ANSWER produce a high res image of almost entire retina without having to dilate the pupils -ophthalmoscope/slit lamp -visual acuity ultrasound imaging (retina detachment) - CORRECT ANSWER -may use if bleeding as occurred in eye making it difficult to see retina