LESSON 1 Nursing Care Related to the Sensory System.
TEXT ASSIGNMENT Paragraphs 1-1 through 1-28.
LESSON OBJECTIVES After completing this lesson, you should be able to:
1-1. Identify the special senses.
1-2. Name the stimulus for each of the special senses.
1-3. Identify the receptor organ for each of the special senses.
1-4. Name the two sensory functions of the ear.
1-5. Explain the process by which airborne sound waves are converted to nerve impulses.
1-6. Name the two types of gravitational forces that provide sensory input for equilibrium.
1-7. Define direct pupil reaction.
1-8. Define consensual pupil reaction.
1-9. Identify the steps in instilling eyedrops or ointments.
1-10. Identify the steps in irrigating the eye.
1-11. Identify the steps in instilling ear drops.
1-12. Identify the steps in irrigating the ear.
1-13. Define myopia.
1-14. Define hyperopia.
1-15. Define presbyopia.
1-16. Define conjunctivitis.
1-17. Identify the nursing implications in caring for a patient undergoing ophthalmic surgery.
1-18. Identify the nursing implications in caring for a patient with vision loss.
1-19. Identify 4 types of hearing loss.
1-20. Identify steps in removal of a foreign body from the ear.
SUGGESTION After studying the assignment, complete the exercises at the end of this lesson. These exercises will help you to achieve the lesson objectives.