A client has a corneal ulcer. What information provided by the client most indicates a potential barrier to home care?
Chronic use of sleeping pills
Impaired near vision
Slightly shaking hands
An older client has decided to give up driving due to cataracts. What assessment information is most important to collect?
Family history of visual problems
Feelings related to loss of driving
Knowledge about surgical options
A client is in the preoperative holding area waiting for cataract surgery. The client says Oh, yeah, I forgot to tell you that I take clopidogrel, or Plavix. What action by the nurse is most important?
ask the client when the last dose was
document the information in the chart
notify the surgeon immediately
A client does not understand why vision loss due to glaucoma is irreversible. What explanation by the nurse Test Bank - Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts for Interprofessional Collaborative Care 9e 397
is best?
because eye pressure is too high the tissue died
glaucoma always leads to blindness
the traumatic damage to your eye was too great
A clients intraocular pressure (IOP) is 28 mm Hg. What action by the nurse is best?
education the client on corneal transplant
facilitate scheduling the eye surgery
plan to teach about drugs for glaucoma
A client had a retinal detachment and has undergone surgical correction. What discharge instruction is most important?
Avoid reading, writing, or close work such as sewing
Dim the lights in your house for at least a week
Keep the follow-up appointment with the ophthalmologist.
A client has been taught about retinitis pigmentosa (RP). What statement by the client indicates a need for further teaching?
Beta carotene, lutein, and zeaxanthin are good supplements.
i might qualify for retinal transplant one day soon
since im going blind sunglasses are not needed anymore
A client has a foreign body in the eye. What action by the nurse takes priority?
administering ordered antibiotics
assessing the clients visual acuity
removing the object immediately
A client who is near blind is admitted to the hospital. What action by the nurse is most important?
allow the client to feel his or her way around
let the client arrange objects on the bedside table
orient the client to the room using a focal point
A client had proxymetacaine (Ocu-Caine) instilled in one eye in the emergency department. What discharge instruction is most important?
do not touch or rub the eye until it is no longer numb.
monitor the eye for any bleeding for the next day
rinse the eye with normal saline at home
A client is taking timolol (Timoptic) eyedrops. The nurse assesses the clients pulse at 48 beats/min. What action by the nurse is the priority?
ask the client about excessive salivation
assess the client for SOB
hold the eyedrops and notify the HCP
A client has been prescribed brinzolamide (Azopt). What assessment by the nurse requires consultation with the provider?
allergy to eggs
allergy to sulfonamides
use of contact lenses
A client is brought to the emergency department after a car crash. The client has a large piece of glass in the left eye. What action by the nurse takes priority?
prepare to irrigate the clients eye
ensure the client has a patent airway
turn the client to the unaffected side
A nurse is seeing clients in the ophthalmology clinic. Which client should the nurse see first?
Client with intraocular pressure reading of 24 mm Hg
Client who has had cataract surgery and has worsening vision
Client whose red reflex is absent on ophthalmologic examination
The nurse working in the ophthalmology clinic sees clients with eyelid and eye problems. What information should the nurse understand about these disorders? (Select all that apply.)
A chalazion is an inflammation of an eyelid sebaceous gland
An ectropion is the eyelid turning inward
An entropion is the eyelid turning outward
A hordeolum is an infection of the eyelid sweat gland
Keratoconjunctivitis sicca is caused by drugs or diseases
A client is seen in the ophthalmology clinic with bacterial conjunctivitis. Which statements by the client indicate a good understanding of home management of this condition? (Select all that apply.)
As long as I dont wipe my eyes , I can share my towel
Eye irrigation should be done with warm saline or water
I will throw away all of my eye make up when I get home
I wont touch the tip of the eye drop bottle to my eye
When the infection is gone, I can use my contacts again
A client had cataract surgery. What instructions should the nurse provide? (Select all that apply.)
Call the doctor for increased pain
Do not bend over from the waist
Do not lift more than 10 pounds
Sexual intercourse is allowed
Use stool softeners to avoid constipation
A nurse has delegated applying a warm compress to a clients eye. What actions by the unlicensed assistive Test Bank - Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts for Interprofessional Collaborative Care 9e 401 personnel (UAP) warrant intervention by the nurse?
Heating the wet washcloth in the microwave
Holding the cloth on the client using an ace wrap
Turning the cloth t so it remains warm on the client
Using a clean washcloth for the compress
Washing the hands on entering the clients room