MED SURGE II MIDTERM EXAM
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 100%
2024
The nurse is aware that the patient has 20/40 vision. This means that the
patient can see at 20 feet what the normal eye can see at _______ feet -
CORRECT ANSWERS-40
The patient tells the nurse that he is legally blind. How would this
information impact the nurse's plan of care for this patient - CORRECT
ANSWERS-The nurse would need to determine how this patient's visual
impairment affects normal functioning.
One of the housekeepers splashes a chemical in the eyes. What should be
the first priority - CORRECT ANSWERS-Irrigate with normal saline solution for
20 minutes
Irrigate with normal saline solution for 20 minutes - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Conductive hearing loss
The 62-year-old home health patient who is recovering from eye surgery
complains of a feeling of "grittiness" in the eye and is having blurred vision.
The eyes are reddened and have stringy mucus. What do these complaints
indicate? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Sjögren syndrome
Four hours after a stapedectomy the patient complains that hearing has not
improved at all. What knowledge would the nurse use to shape a response? -
CORRECT ANSWERS-Hearing will not return until edema subsides
What is a common mistake that hinders communication when
communicating with the hearing impaired? - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Overaccentuating words
What is the process when the lens of the eye changes its curvature to focus
on the retina - CORRECT ANSWERS-Accommodation
When the newly blind male home health patient asks the nurse how he
might get assistance, who might the nurse suggest he contact? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-American Foundation for the Blind for a list of agencies
, The nurse clarifies that the difference between a photorefractive
keratectomy (PRK) and a laser in-situ keratomileusis (LASIK) is that a LASIK: -
CORRECT ANSWERS-removes some internal layers of the cornea
What does the cataract treatment of phacoemulsification involve? -
CORRECT ANSWERS-Breaking the cataract with ultrasound
Which complaint made by a 64-year-old patient during a health interview
would alert the nurse to the possibility of cataracts? - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Difficulty driving at night
What should a patient who has had a cataract repair avoid? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-The lifting of heavy objects
What does diabetes retinopathy result from? - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Capillaries in retina hemorrhage
When the patient in the emergency room complains of seeing flashing lights
and a curtain down over his right eye, the nurse recognizes this as a
symptom of which condition? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Detached retina
The nurse takes into consideration that the Weber test indicated a
conductive hearing loss in a patient because the patient reported hearing the
tone: - CORRECT ANSWERS-louder in his affected ear.
The nurse will assess for _____________ when the older adult home health
patient complains that the entire right side of his head hurts and he cannot
chew without pain. - CORRECT ANSWERS-external otitis
What should the nurse remind the hearing aid wearer to do when the nurse
hears a whistling hearing aid? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Reinsert the ear mold
What should the nurse advise the 20-year-old to do who has been put on
cefaclor (Ceclor) for a resistant otitis media? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Avoid
alcoholic beverages
How should the nurse advise a patient who has severe vertigo from
labyrinthitis - CORRECT ANSWERS-Lie immobile and hold the head in one
position until the vertigo lessens
What do miotic eyedrops do for a patient with glaucoma? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Constrict the pupil and open the canal of Schlemm
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 100%
2024
The nurse is aware that the patient has 20/40 vision. This means that the
patient can see at 20 feet what the normal eye can see at _______ feet -
CORRECT ANSWERS-40
The patient tells the nurse that he is legally blind. How would this
information impact the nurse's plan of care for this patient - CORRECT
ANSWERS-The nurse would need to determine how this patient's visual
impairment affects normal functioning.
One of the housekeepers splashes a chemical in the eyes. What should be
the first priority - CORRECT ANSWERS-Irrigate with normal saline solution for
20 minutes
Irrigate with normal saline solution for 20 minutes - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Conductive hearing loss
The 62-year-old home health patient who is recovering from eye surgery
complains of a feeling of "grittiness" in the eye and is having blurred vision.
The eyes are reddened and have stringy mucus. What do these complaints
indicate? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Sjögren syndrome
Four hours after a stapedectomy the patient complains that hearing has not
improved at all. What knowledge would the nurse use to shape a response? -
CORRECT ANSWERS-Hearing will not return until edema subsides
What is a common mistake that hinders communication when
communicating with the hearing impaired? - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Overaccentuating words
What is the process when the lens of the eye changes its curvature to focus
on the retina - CORRECT ANSWERS-Accommodation
When the newly blind male home health patient asks the nurse how he
might get assistance, who might the nurse suggest he contact? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-American Foundation for the Blind for a list of agencies
, The nurse clarifies that the difference between a photorefractive
keratectomy (PRK) and a laser in-situ keratomileusis (LASIK) is that a LASIK: -
CORRECT ANSWERS-removes some internal layers of the cornea
What does the cataract treatment of phacoemulsification involve? -
CORRECT ANSWERS-Breaking the cataract with ultrasound
Which complaint made by a 64-year-old patient during a health interview
would alert the nurse to the possibility of cataracts? - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Difficulty driving at night
What should a patient who has had a cataract repair avoid? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-The lifting of heavy objects
What does diabetes retinopathy result from? - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Capillaries in retina hemorrhage
When the patient in the emergency room complains of seeing flashing lights
and a curtain down over his right eye, the nurse recognizes this as a
symptom of which condition? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Detached retina
The nurse takes into consideration that the Weber test indicated a
conductive hearing loss in a patient because the patient reported hearing the
tone: - CORRECT ANSWERS-louder in his affected ear.
The nurse will assess for _____________ when the older adult home health
patient complains that the entire right side of his head hurts and he cannot
chew without pain. - CORRECT ANSWERS-external otitis
What should the nurse remind the hearing aid wearer to do when the nurse
hears a whistling hearing aid? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Reinsert the ear mold
What should the nurse advise the 20-year-old to do who has been put on
cefaclor (Ceclor) for a resistant otitis media? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Avoid
alcoholic beverages
How should the nurse advise a patient who has severe vertigo from
labyrinthitis - CORRECT ANSWERS-Lie immobile and hold the head in one
position until the vertigo lessens
What do miotic eyedrops do for a patient with glaucoma? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Constrict the pupil and open the canal of Schlemm
