PN125: EXAM 2 Test Questions All
Solved.
Working with people with eye problems in their home: - Answer · Don't change their layout
of where things are.
· Use their plate like a clock.
· They can still hear you (Don't shout at them).
· Explain what you are doing, don't just do it.
Glaucoma - Answer increased intraocular pressure results in damage to the retina and optic
nerve with loss of vision
· Open angle
· Closed angle
· Cataracts - Answer clouding of the lens
· Macular degeneration (elderly) - Answer · No way to correct. Glasses can help to a point.
· Want to teach different ways to function without vision.
· Retinopathy - Answer degenerative disease of the retina
Main cause is poor control of diabetes
· Eye disease s/s - Answer · discharge, redness (persistent), changes with vision, eye pain,
blurry vision, swelling, crusted over in the morning,
Unequal pupil size can be caused for - Answer Injury, strokes, neruo disorders, medications
eye injury general care - Answer Keep on back.
Do not remove any embedded objects.
Apply dressing around object
Stabilize object with cup.
cover both eyes.
· Giving eye medications (Eyedrops) - Answer · "Eight rights of medication administration."
· Patient sitting or reclining, ask the patient to look up at the ceiling and tilt the head slightly
toward the eye receiving the drop.
, · With a tissue beneath the fingers, retract the lower lid downward, exposing the conjunctival
sac.
· Stabilize the eye drop container above the eye and drop the designated number of drops
directly into the conjunctival sac. Block the entrance to the lacrimal gland by placing a finger
over it.
· Ask the patient to close the eyelids gently and move the eyes from side to side under the lids
to distribute the medication
Eye ointment administration - Answer · Ointment is applied as a thin ribbon along the entire
length of the conjunctival sac rather than as a drop.
· Patient is asked to close the eyelids gently and move the eyes from side to side under the lids
to distribute the medication.
Different types of communication devices - Answer · Communication board (Used for
nonverbal)
· Pen and paper
Apnea - Answer temporary cessation of breathing
hypercapnia - Answer the abnormal buildup of carbon dioxide in the blood
Dyspnea - Answer difficult or labored breathing
Orthopnea - Answer ability to breathe only in an upright position
if patient has this put in high fowlers
Stage 1 pressure ulcer - Answer Intact skin that is reddened, deep pink, or mottled that does
not blanch.
stage 2 pressure ulcer - Answer · Partial-thickness skin loss involving the epidermis and/or
dermis. The skin appears blistered or abraded or has a shallow crater.
The area surrounding the damaged skin is reddened and probably will feel hot or warmer than
normal.
Stage 3 pressure ulcer - Answer · Skin is ulcerated, crater-like ulcer, and the underlying
subcutaneous tissue is involved in the destructive process.
· The ulcer may or may not be infected.
Bacterial infection is almost always present at this stage, however, and accounts for continued
erosion of the ulcer and the production of drainage.
Solved.
Working with people with eye problems in their home: - Answer · Don't change their layout
of where things are.
· Use their plate like a clock.
· They can still hear you (Don't shout at them).
· Explain what you are doing, don't just do it.
Glaucoma - Answer increased intraocular pressure results in damage to the retina and optic
nerve with loss of vision
· Open angle
· Closed angle
· Cataracts - Answer clouding of the lens
· Macular degeneration (elderly) - Answer · No way to correct. Glasses can help to a point.
· Want to teach different ways to function without vision.
· Retinopathy - Answer degenerative disease of the retina
Main cause is poor control of diabetes
· Eye disease s/s - Answer · discharge, redness (persistent), changes with vision, eye pain,
blurry vision, swelling, crusted over in the morning,
Unequal pupil size can be caused for - Answer Injury, strokes, neruo disorders, medications
eye injury general care - Answer Keep on back.
Do not remove any embedded objects.
Apply dressing around object
Stabilize object with cup.
cover both eyes.
· Giving eye medications (Eyedrops) - Answer · "Eight rights of medication administration."
· Patient sitting or reclining, ask the patient to look up at the ceiling and tilt the head slightly
toward the eye receiving the drop.
, · With a tissue beneath the fingers, retract the lower lid downward, exposing the conjunctival
sac.
· Stabilize the eye drop container above the eye and drop the designated number of drops
directly into the conjunctival sac. Block the entrance to the lacrimal gland by placing a finger
over it.
· Ask the patient to close the eyelids gently and move the eyes from side to side under the lids
to distribute the medication
Eye ointment administration - Answer · Ointment is applied as a thin ribbon along the entire
length of the conjunctival sac rather than as a drop.
· Patient is asked to close the eyelids gently and move the eyes from side to side under the lids
to distribute the medication.
Different types of communication devices - Answer · Communication board (Used for
nonverbal)
· Pen and paper
Apnea - Answer temporary cessation of breathing
hypercapnia - Answer the abnormal buildup of carbon dioxide in the blood
Dyspnea - Answer difficult or labored breathing
Orthopnea - Answer ability to breathe only in an upright position
if patient has this put in high fowlers
Stage 1 pressure ulcer - Answer Intact skin that is reddened, deep pink, or mottled that does
not blanch.
stage 2 pressure ulcer - Answer · Partial-thickness skin loss involving the epidermis and/or
dermis. The skin appears blistered or abraded or has a shallow crater.
The area surrounding the damaged skin is reddened and probably will feel hot or warmer than
normal.
Stage 3 pressure ulcer - Answer · Skin is ulcerated, crater-like ulcer, and the underlying
subcutaneous tissue is involved in the destructive process.
· The ulcer may or may not be infected.
Bacterial infection is almost always present at this stage, however, and accounts for continued
erosion of the ulcer and the production of drainage.
