Ch 47 Care of Patients with Eye and Vision Problems

A client has a corneal ulcer. What information provided by the client most indicates a potential barrier to home care?

An older client has decided to give up driving due to cataracts. What assessment information is most important to collect?

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?

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?

A clients intraocular pressure (IOP) is 28 mm Hg. What action by the nurse is best?

A client had a retinal detachment and has undergone surgical correction. What discharge instruction is most important?

A client has been taught about retinitis pigmentosa (RP). What statement by the client indicates a need for further teaching?

A client has a foreign body in the eye. What action by the nurse takes priority?

A client who is near blind is admitted to the hospital. What action by the nurse is most important?

A client had proxymetacaine (Ocu-Caine) instilled in one eye in the emergency department. What discharge instruction is most important?

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?

A client has been prescribed brinzolamide (Azopt). What assessment by the nurse requires consultation with the provider?

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?

A nurse is seeing clients in the ophthalmology clinic. Which client should the nurse see first?

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 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.)

A client had cataract surgery. What instructions should the nurse provide? (Select all that apply.)

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?