title: Nystagmus: benign or significant?
abstract: Nystagmus is a broad symptom describing unusual ocular movements. The peri-anesthesia nurse may identify nystagmus as a preoperative condition, as an event during recovery from general anesthesia, or as a pathological finding. Understanding the physiology of nystagmus provides a basis for nursing assessment and intervention.
authors.affiliation: University of New Hampshire, Keene, USA.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Fetzer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D009759:Nystagmus, Pathologic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009760:Nystagmus, Physiologic / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D016528:Postanesthesia Nursing / Q000379:methods*