The nurse has given a community group a presentation on eye health. Which statement by a participant
indicates a need for more instruction?
Answer
I always lose my sunglasses so I dont wear them
I have diabetes and get an annual eye exam
I will wear safety glasses when I mow the lawn
Question 2
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The nurse reads on a clients chart that the client has exophthalmos. What assessment finding is consistent
with this diagnosis?
Answer
bulging eyes
drooping eyelids
yellow sclera
Question 3
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A clients chart indicates anisocoria. For what should the nurse assess?
Answer
difference in pupil size
draining infection
recent eye trauma
Question 4
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A client presents to the emergency department reporting a foreign body in the eye. For what diagnostic
testing should the nurse prepare the client?
Answer
corneral straining
opthalmoscopy
tonometry
Question 5
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A nurse who is applying eyedrops to a client holds pressure against the corner of the eye nearest the nose
after instilling the drops. The client asks what the nurse is doing. What response by the nurse is best?
Answer
Doing this allows more time for absorption
This prevents systemic absorption
I am stopping you from rubbing your eye
Question 6
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The nurse is administering eyedrops to a client with an infection in the right eye. The drops go in both eyes, and two different bottles are used to administer the drops. The nurse accidentally uses the left eye bottle for the
right eye. What action by the nurse is best?
Answer
inform the provider of the issue
obtain a new bottle of eyedrops
rinse the clients rightt eye thoroughly
Question 7
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The nurse enters an examination room to help with an eye examination. The client is directed toward the
assessment chart shown below:
Answer
color vision
depth perception
visual acuity
Question 8
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The student learning about vision should remember which facts related to the eyes? (Select all that apply.)
Answer
Aqueous humor controls intraocular pressure
Cones work in low light conditions
Glaucoma occurs due to increased pressure in the eye
Muscles of the iris control light entering the eye
Rods work in low light conditions
Question 9
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The nursing student studying the eye learns that which cranial nerves control its functions? (Select all that
Answer
II
III
VI
XII
X
Question 10
Question
The nursing student learns that age-related changes affect the eyes and vision. Which changes does this
include? (Select