Thursday, December 17, 2009

PEDIATRIC NURSING - TEST DRILL

Practice yourself by answering some common board questions. It is good to have some nursing study guides that will help you enhance your critical thinking in answering the licensure examinations. Here is one board exam sample that will serve as your practice mode. Ready yourself and Good luck!
Community Health Nursing Reviewer

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Nursing Guides- Care of Client with Eye Disorders

Common Disorders of the Eye

*Eyelid Disorders*

a.) Blepharitis- inflammation of the eyelid margins.
                        -irritation, burning, itching, ulceration, eyelashes fall out.



b.) Chalazion - internal style.
                       - inflammation of the Meibomian gland (responsible for the supply of  sebum)
                    - painless, slow-growing, hard, non-tender round mass on eyelid.

c.) Hordeolum- external stye.
                       -pustular infection of eyelashes follicle or sebaceous  gland on an eyelid margin.
                      - painful, red swelling on eyelid margin.

                    

Nursing Study Guides- Care of Clients with Eye and Ear Disorders

Communication is a basic human need. Essential ti this interaction is the adequate functioning of the senses and the person unable to receive sensory input,(e.g, through sight, sound, smell, taste and touch) has a communication disability.

Person with impaired vision and hearing are limited in the amount of stimuli they can take in, interpret and respond to. Client experiencing eye and ear problem live with the reality and hardships of sensory deprivations.

We aim to assist you, nursing students and registered nurses to develop the essential knowledge, skills and attitudes to provide quality, compassionate and humane care among clients with sensory disorders.




Care of Clients with Eye Disorders