NUR 3225 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Diplopia, Exudate, Presbycusis
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Tv, markers, contrasting colors), increased lighting, and large type: disturbed sleep wake-biologic clock fails to synchronize (melatonin, use the sighted-guide technique, 1st: verbally - use central object and describe objects in room. 2nd: stand slightly in front & to one side & offer elbow to hold. Allergens or chemical irritants: transparent mucous membrane covering inner surface of eyelids over sclera, bacterial-acute, pinkeye most common in children, contagious, generally spreads from one eye to both, self-limiting, tx with antibiotic drops. Hand washing, avoid infected people: viral-adenovirus from swimming pools, chlamydial = chronic conjunctivitis, trachoma, major preventable cause of blindness worldwide, transmitted by hands and flies, adult inclusion conjunctivitis, does not carry the long-term consequences of trachoma. Cataract: opacity within the lens, may occur in one or both eyes, cataract removal is most common surgical procedure in united states. Interprofessional care: nonsurgical therapy, no nonsurgical cure , visual aids, changing eyewear prescription, reading glasses, magnifiers.
