Apply the nursing process for a client with a disorder of the neurosensory system.
Application should include
- identifying factors in the prevention of neurosensory system disorders
- describing steps in nursing assessment
- nursing management in diagnostic tests
- using skills involved with related procedures
- using nursing management of selected disorders
- identifying client problem and plan of care
- managing pharmacological and dietary plans
- providing educational guidelines.
Process/Skill Questions:
- What are the factors relating to the prevention of neurosensory system disorders, such as use of protective eye and ear equipment?
- What are the steps in the nursing assessment of the client with a neurosensory system disorder?
- How would one explain the purpose and nursing management of diagnostic tests, such as ophthalmoscopy, radioactive uptake, tonometry, and audiometry?
- How would one explain the pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, nursing management, and treatment modalities for disorders, such as
- eye injuries
- infectious and inflammatory disorders of the eye (e.g., conjunctivitis, stye, uveitis)
- detached retina
- cataracts
- infectious and inflammatory disorders of the ear (e.g., acute otitis media)
- otosclerosis
- Meniere's disease?
- What are nursing diagnoses related to the client with disorders of the neurosensory system?
- How would one develop a plan of care to meet the biological, psychological, social, and cultural needs of the client?
- How would one integrate pharmacological agents, such as
- mydriatics
- antihistamines
- antiemetics
- antibiotics
in the nursing management of the client?
- What are the dietary principles in the care of the client?
- What are the educational guidelines for the client?