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Unspecified Glaucoma

Student’s Name

Institution

Course

Due Date
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Top 3 Nursing Diagnoses

Tonometry measures the intraocular pressure, the eye chart test checks the areas that

have lost vision, and the dilated eye test tests the damage to the optic nerve.

Subjective Data

Sudden visual loss, severe pain and pressure in the eye, nausea, hazy vision, blurred

vision, tunnel vision, and blind spots.

Objective Data

The objective data include vomiting, anxiety, severe eye pain, and eye pressure.

Diagnostic Tests

Test Result

Angle exam The angle between the cornea and iris was

closed, indicating the presence of glaucoma

Pachymetry The cornea was thin in the center

Dilated eye exam Damaged optic nerve

Tonometry Increased pressure in the eye

Optic nerve imaging Damaged layers of the eye tissue

Visual field test Loss of side vision

Orders

The treatment orders included Timoptic, Betagan, optipranolol, bimatoprost, azopt,

Diamox, neptazine, and minimally invasive glaucoma surgery.

Surgery Procedure
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The doctor performed the minimally invasive surgery, using microscopic devices to

create tiny openings in the eye. It is safer and faster. It lowered the eye pressure.

Nursing Care Provided

Instructions for administration of eye drops and oral medication, client education such

as the importance of compliance with prescription, and measures to manage visual

limitations.

Risk Factors

Having intraocular pressure, being aged above 60, having glaucoma in the family

history, having thin corneas, extreme near-sightedness or farsightedness, certain medical

conditions, and eye injury.

Interdisciplinary Team

The team includes the nurse, optometrists, nurse practitioners, ophthalmic technicians,

and orthoptists.

Collaborative Discharge Goals

They include giving the patient choices about treatment, service provider asking for

treatment preferences or ideas, provider requesting the patient’s views about treatment goals,

and the patient helping in setting treatment goals.

Client Education

It includes education on types of food to eat and to avoid, the importance of compliance with

doctor’s prescription, the measures to prevent visual limitations, and knowing the eye health

history of the family.

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Reference

NurseStudy.Net. (2022, May 18). Glaucoma nursing diagnosis and nursing care plan.

Retrieved August 22, 2022, from https://nursestudy.net/glaucoma-nursing-diagnosis/

Nursing.com. (2021). Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Glaucoma. NURSING.com.

Retrieved August 22, 2022, from https://nursing.com/lesson/nursing-care-plan-for-

glaucoma