1. FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING
LESSON 9
ALTERED SENSORY PERCEPTION

2. VOCABULARY DEFINED
ASTIGMATISM
CONTACT LENS

3. VOCABULARY DEFINED
ENUCLEATION

4. VOCABULARY DEFINED
CATARACT

5. VOCABULARY DEFINED
HYPEROPIA
MYOPIA
PRESBIOPIA
Age Related

6. HYPEROPIA or MYOPIA?

7. VOCABULARY DEFINED
OPTOMETRIST
OPTHAMOLOGIST

8. VOCABULARY DEFINED
PROSTHESIS
REFRACTIVE ERROR

9. MAINTAINING PATIENT’S SELF-ESTEEM
SENSORY AIDES:
HEARING AIDES
GLASSES/CONTACT LENS
ARTIFICIAL EYES
NURSE: should know if pt’s need/have them
PROSTHESIS R/T SELF ESTEEM
PROMOTES BODY IMAGE AND INDEPENDENCE
SENSORY AIDES OR PROTHESIS IMPACT:
COMMUNICATION
PREVENTION OF INJURY
MAINTAINANCE OF SELF-ESTEEM

10. CONTACT LENSES 3 TYPES: SOFT HARD RIGID GAS PERMEABLE (RGP)
DIFFER IN SIZE, MATERIAL AND OXYGEN PERMEABILITY
AVAILABLE FOR:
DAILY WEAR
EXTENDED WEAR
DISPOSABLE

11. CONTACT LENSES SAFETY REMOVING LENSES CLEANING AND DISINFECTING
S/S OF PROBLEMS:
BURNING
TEARING
REDNESS
DISCHARGE
INSERTING LENSES

12. EYEGLASSES
EYE GLASS CARE
CAN HELP WITH ORIENTATION

13. EYE PROSTHESIS POST ENUCLEATION DUE TO: CARE PROCEDURES: TUMOR
INFECTION
SEVERE INJURY
DRAINAGE
CARE PROCEDURES:
REMOVAL
CLEANSING AND DISINFECTING
CLEANING EYELID AND SOCKET
INSERTING PROSTHESIS

14. EYE PROSTHESIS
HOW WOULD YOU DETERMINE PROSTHETIC EYE?

15. EYE IRRIGATION PURPOSE PROCEDURE
TO RELIEVE INFLAMMATION OF CONJUNCTIVA
TO APPLY ANTISEPTIC SOLUTIONS
TO FLUSH OUT EXUDATE OR IRRITANTS
PROCEDURE
FLUSH WITH TEPID WATER FOR 15+ MINUTES
PREVENTS CORNEAL BURNING OR SCRATCHING

16. HEARING AIDES
ITC
ITE
BTE
TYPE DEPENDS ON PT NEEDS AND ABILITIES

17. HEARING AIDES

18. EYEGLASS AIDE

19. BODY STYLE HEARING AIDE

20. HEARING AIDES CARE OF THE HEARING AIDE: CLEANING INSERTING
CHECKING FUNCTION

21. EAR IRRIGATION PURPOSE REMOVAL OF CERUMEN USE TEPID WATER
NEVER IRRIGATE VEGETABLE MATTER
BEANS OR PEAS

22. EAR IRRIGATION DO NOT USE PRESSURE WHEN IRRIGATING
CAN CAUSE EARDRUM RUPTURE
DO NOT OCCLUDE THE EAR CANAL WITH IRRIGATING DEVICE
ADULTS—PULL PINNA UP AND BACK
CHILDREN—PULL DOWN AND BACK
HOLD SYRINGE ½” ABOVE CANAL AND IRRIGATE SLOWLY

23. PATIENT/FAMILY TEACHING
PROTECT PATIENT WITH SENSORY DEFICIT
ORIENT TO ENVIRONMENT
USE TOUCH
DO NOT MOVE FURNITURE
WHEN AMBULATING STAY 1 STEP AHEAD ON NONDOMINANT SIDE, CLIENT TOUCHING ELBOW
SIDE RAILS UP

24. PATIENT/FAMILY TEACHING
HEARING LOSS:
SIGN LANGUAGE
FACE PATIENT FOR LIP READING
SPEAK SLOWLY IN LOW TONE OF VOICE
USE GESTURES
WRITE WITH PAD/PENCIL
ALLOW PATIENTS TO EXPRESS FEELINGS!

25. THE END!!