Exam 1 Questions Flashcards
Presbycusis
Age-related hearing loss.
Ototoxicity
Hearing Loss Due to Medications
What is the best reason bed exercises should be encouraged for those patients on bedrest?
To minimize atrophy and maintain joint movement.
A patient arrives to the clinic with significant pain in the right lower leg. The patient explains that he fell off a ladder while painting his house. The physician suspects the patient has sustained a fracture of the tibia. Which test will the physician most likely order to detect the tibial fracture?
an XRAY
The Snellen chart is used to screen for problems associated with which of the five senses?
Vision
The ability to receive and interpret stimuli has nursing implications that are a priority in what human need?
Safety
The most common type of hearing loss, which results from interference of transmission of sound to the middle ear is called:
Conductive
Paresthesia
“Pins and Needles”
Myringotomy
Drilling a hole into the eardrum to relieve pressure or fluid.
Clinical Manifestations of hearing loss
-Tinnitus
-Complaining that the TV is too loud
-Difficulty hearing high pitched noises
-Trouble understanding conversation and phone conversations
-Asking people to speak up or more clearly
Hearing tests
Pure tone air conduction hearing test, otoacoustic emissions (OAEs), auditory
brainstem response (ABR)
Presbyopia
Farsightedness (not being able to see up close) “Comes with age”
Types of hearing imparement
-Congenital
-Conductive- Problems transferring along the outter ear to the inner ear.
-Sensorineural - Inner ear or nerve
Ototoxic medications
Antibiotics
anticancer drugs
furosemide
Visual Safety
Wide passageways
Funiture is removed
Noskid mats are used
Grab bars
Bright lighting
