Sensory Review

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For ATI Exit Exam Mod V LTI Shelton, CT

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Sensory Review : 

Sensory Review Lincoln Tech Mod 5 Ms Ventre

Vision : 

Vision 11 million people in the US have some sort of vision impairment

Post of Diagnoses for Patients who have had Eye Surgery : 

Post of Diagnoses for Patients who have had Eye Surgery Risk for injury Disturbed sensory perception Acute pain Anxiety Ineffective therapeutic regimen management

Increased Intraocular Pressure : 

Increased Intraocular Pressure Must be controlled to prevent permanent vision loss

Vision Loss : 

Vision Loss Affects all aspects of a person’s life Independence Mobility Employment Communication Interpersonal relationships

Common Nursing Diagnoses for patients with Impaired Vision : 

Common Nursing Diagnoses for patients with Impaired Vision Disturbed sensory perception Ineffective coping Self-care defecit Ineffective therapeutic regimen management

Infectious and Inflammatory Conditions of the Eye : 

Infectious and Inflammatory Conditions of the Eye Blepharitis Hordeolum Chalazion Conjunctivitis Keratitis

Terms : 

Terms Entropion: Inversion of the lower lid Ectotropion: Eversion of the lower lid

Foreign Body : 

Foreign Body Removal should only be done by a physician

Corneal Opacity : 

Corneal Opacity Treatment: Keratoplasty Removal of the scarred cornea Replacement with a healthy donor cornea

Errors of Refraction : 

Errors of Refraction Myopia Hyperopia Astigmatism All often correctible with corrective lenses Eyeglasses Contact lenses

Cataracts : 

Cataracts Opaque lens Age related change Can be removed Intraocular lens replaced

Glaucoma : 

Glaucoma Intraocular pressure Leading cause of blindness Treatment: Medications Surgery (or both)

Nursing Diagnoses: Glaucoma : 

Nursing Diagnoses: Glaucoma Risk for injury Fear Ineffective therapeutic regimen management Acute pain

Retinal Detachment : 

Retinal Detachment Separation of sensory layer from pigmented layer of eyeball Results in complete or partial loss of vision

Treatments for Retinal Detachment : 

Treatments for Retinal Detachment Laser therapy Cryotherapy Retinopexy Scleral buckling vitrectomy

Senile Macular Degeneration : 

Senile Macular Degeneration Central vision loss Progressive May be improved with laser treatment

Enucleation : 

Enucleation Removal of the eyeball Reasons: Injury Infection Sympathetic opthalmia Some glaucomas Malignancies After enucleation, a prosthesis can restore normal appearance

Hearing : 

Hearing Approximately ½ of all adults over 75 have some hearing loss

Common Post Op Nursing Diagnoses for patients who have had Ear Surgery : 

Common Post Op Nursing Diagnoses for patients who have had Ear Surgery Acute pain Risk for injury Risk for infection Disturbed sensory perception

Hearing Losses : 

Hearing Losses Conductive Sensorineural Mixed Central

Adaptations for the Hearing Impaired : 

Adaptations for the Hearing Impaired Sign language Electronic devices Television closed captioning Personal communicators Telephones for the deaf Trained dogs

Cerumen (wax) : 

Cerumen (wax) Can become impacted Obstructs the external ear canal Causes pain Causes hearing impairment

External Otitis : 

External Otitis Infection and Inflammation of the external ear canal Treatment: Topical Antibiotics Corticosteroids

Otitis Media : 

Otitis Media Infection of the middle ear Can cause permanent hearing loss if untreated (or if ineffectively treated) Can lead to inner ear problems if untreated (or if ineffectively treated)

Oterosclerosis : 

Oterosclerosis Condition in which the stapes becomes fixed Causes conductive and sometimes sensorineural hearing loss

Hearing Aids : 

Hearing Aids Useful only when patient has conductive hearing loss Cochlear implants have varied success rates for other types of hearing loss

Labrynthitis : 

Labrynthitis Inflammation of the labrynth Vertigo Nausea Treated with antiemetics and antibiotics

Meniere’s Disease : 

Meniere’s Disease Attacks of hearing loss Attacks of vertigo Drug therapy: Diuretics Low sodium diet Surgical intervention

Nursing Diagnoses for the patient with Meniere’s Disease : 

Nursing Diagnoses for the patient with Meniere’s Disease Risk for injury Risk for fluid volume deficit Anxiety Ineffective therapeutic regimen management

Presbycusis : 

Presbycusis Age related hearing loss

Ototoxicity : 

Ototoxicity Damage to the eighth cranial nerve Tinnitis Permanent hearing loss