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NURS 612 Exam 1 Key Points to Review 2024-
2025. Questions and Correct, Verified
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Abnormal ENT findings – ANS Documenting conditions like otitis media, sinusitis, and oral candidiasis. Abnormalities of the eye – ANS Reviewing conditions like cataracts, glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy. Aging changes in EENT – ANS Understanding age-related alterations in vision, hearing, and smell. Approaching sensitive issues with patients – ANS Be direct firm and to the point. Using empathy, non-judgmental attitude, and respecting privacy. Barriers of patient-provider communication – ANS Language differences, cultural barriers, and power differentials. CN VII testing – ANS Assessing facial muscle strength and symmetry.
[Date] Cultural awareness and competence – ANS Understanding and respecting diverse cultural beliefs and practices. Cultural response to a patient – ANS Incorporating the patient's cultural values into the care plan. Developing a relationship with the patient – ANS Establishing trust and rapport through active listening and empathy. Ear inspection and palpation – ANS Checking for symmetry, tenderness, and masses in the auricles and mastoid area. Effective communication strategies for health history – ANS Using open- ended questions, active listening, and non-verbal cues. Examination of the cornea – ANS Assessing for transparency and sensitivity to touch.
[Date] Lips inspection – ANS Looking for color, moisture, and lesions. Nasal cavity inspection – ANS Examining for color, swelling, discharge, and septal deviation. Objective vs. subjective data – ANS Objective data is observable and measurable, while subjective data is based on the patient's feelings or statements. Oral cavity examination – ANS Inspecting lips, gums, teeth, tongue, palate, and tonsils for abnormalities. Oropharynx inspection – ANS Examining tonsils, posterior pharynx, and uvula for redness, swelling, or exudate. Otoscopic examination – ANS Using pneumatic otoscope for adults and a special attachment for infants. Palpating the eyes – ANS Assessing for tenderness, swelling, or masses.
[Date] Patient-centered question – ANS Inquiring about the patient's perspective, concerns, and expectations. Sense of smell testing – ANS Using familiar scents to assess olfactory function. Sinus inspection and palpation – ANS Checking for tenderness, swelling, and transillumination. Structure and components of patient history – ANS Consists of chief complaint, history of present illness, past medical history, family history, social history, and review of systems. Testing extraocular movements – ANS Assessing eye muscle function in different gaze directions. Visual acuity and CN II testing – ANS Using Snellen chart, Rosenbaum chart, and Ishihara test for color vision.
