Republic of the Philippines

Batangas State University

COLLEGE OF NURSING
Gov. Pablo Borbon Campus 1, Rizal Ave., Batangas City
Tel. No.: (043) 300-2202 loc. 120
e-mail at: bsu_collegeofnursing@yahoo.com

I. Direction: Listed on column A are specific disorders of eyes and ears. Write the structure/part of the
eye and ear that is affected when your client has the following diseases.

A B

_________________1. Cataract Endolymph Stapes

_________________2. Esotropia Pupil Eye muscles
_________________3. Glaucoma Conjunctiva Auricle
_________________4. Hyperopia External ear Cranial Nerve VIII
_________________5. Otosclerosis Lens Cornea
_________________6. Meniere’s Syndrome Labyrinth
_________________7. Myopia Longer shape of eye ball
_________________8. Astigmatism Aqueous Humor
_________________9. Swimmer’s Ear Shorter shape of the eye ball
_________________10. Ear Abscess Iris
E.G _Conjunctiva Sore eyes Tympanic membrane

II. Direction: Draw J if the nursing intervention is appropriate for the procedure L if it is not
appropriate. Right minus Wrong.

Ear Surgery

______________11. Health teaching on deep breathing, coughing and sneezing technique is given to the client
postoperatively
______________12. Avoid bathing for at least a week after surgery
______________13. One hour before the operation, the nurse reviews the client’s chart and noted that the
client has cough and colds for the past 3 days. Knowing that it won’t do any harm, the nurse, assisted her client
in wearing the gown and proceed to the operating room.
______________14. Instruction on wearing ear protection after the surgery was made.
______________15. Alga, a flight attendant asked Mary Ann if she could resume her work a day after her
operation. The nurse answers “No ma’am it will be better if you avoid travelling by air for at least 1 week.”

Eye Surgery

______________16. The nurse instructed the mother to cover the eyes of the child from time to time before
the surgery.
______________17. The nurse placed the call light and telephone on the unoperative side of the client.
______________18. Pilocarpine is given to the client before the procedure.
______________19. The nurse instructed the client to lie on the operated side.
______________20. The nurse instructed the client not to bend forward.

Snellen Chart

______________21. Nurse position the client 30 feet from the chart

______________22. He covers one eye of his client and uses the other eye to read the line that appears most
clearly
______________23. A 20/70 result means that the client is able to read at 20 feet from the chart of what a
healthy eye can read at 70 feet

Eye Medication

______________24. Physician ordered “Atropine Eye drops 2 gtts OU OD”. The nurse gave the medication on
the client’s right eye.
______________25. After giving the medication, the nurse pressed gently the inner canthus of the client’s
eye.
III. Identification

__________________26. It is an injection given to patients with strabismus that paralyses the stronger eye to
strengthen the weak eye.
__________________27. Pooling of blood in the anterior chamber of the eye.
__________________28. Term used when there is drainage coming from the ears.
__________________29. Constant rhythmic involuntary rapid movement of the eyeball
__________________30. Benign tumor of the vestibular or acoustic nerve
__________________31. Reconstructive surgery for the tympanic membrane, or eardrum
__________________32. An instrument which is used to look into the ear canal
__________________33. Corrective lens for astigmatism
__________________34. Another term for Minus Lens
__________________35. Cancer of the retina
__________________36. A test for color blindness that involves picking numbers or letters out of a complex
and colorful picture
__________________37. Diagnostic test that checks IOP
__________________38. Hearing loss due to degeneration of cochlear cells, loss of elasticity
__________________39. Characterized by blurring of vision due to degeneration of eye structures

IV. Enumeration

40-42. Types of Strabismus (3)

43-44. Give at least two possible complications of Otitis Media (2)
45-47. Types of eye removal (3)
48-50. Types of Hearing Loss (3)