Exam 15: Eyes

The nurse is performing an eye-screening clinic at a daycare center. When examining a 2-year-old child, the nurse suspects that the child has a "lazy eye". What should the nurse do next?

When examining a patient's eyes, what should the nurse be aware that stimulation of the sympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system causes?

The nurse is conducting a visual examination. Which of these statements regarding visual pathways and visual fields is true?

During ocular examinations, what should the nurse keep in mind regarding the movement of the extraocular muscles?

A mother asks when her newborn infant's eyesight will be developed. What is the best response by the nurse?

In a patient who has anisocoria, what would the nurse expect to observe?

During an examination of the eye, the nurse would expect what normal finding when assessing the lacrimal apparatus?

What is the nurse assessing for when he or she directs a light across the iris of a patient's eye from the temporal side?

A 68-year-old woman is in the eye clinic for a checkup. She tells the nurse that she has been having trouble reading the paper, sewing, and even seeing the faces of her grandchildren. On examination, the nurse notes that she has some loss of central vision but her peripheral vision is normal. What do these findings suggest?

The nurse is performing the diagnostic positions test. Which result is a normal finding?

When performing the corneal light reflex assessment, the nurse notes that the light is reflected at 2 o'clock in each eye. What should the nurse do regarding this finding?

A patient's vision is recorded as 20/80 in each eye. How does the nurse interpret this finding?

A patient comes into the clinic reporting pain in her O.D. On examination, the nurse sees a pustule at the lid margin that is painful to touch, red, and swollen. What is the correct term for this finding?

During an assessment, the nurse notices that an older adult patient has tears rolling down his face from his O.S. Closer examination shows that the lower lid is loose and rolling outward. The patient complains of his eye feeling "dry and itchy." Which action by the nurse is correct?

The nurse is preparing to assess the visual acuity of a 16-year-old patient. How should the nurse proceed?

The nurse is assessing color vision of a male child. Which statement is correct?

The nurse is reviewing the age-related changes in the eye for a class. Which of these physiologic changes is responsible for presbyopia?

Which of these assessment findings would the nurse expect to see when examining the eyes of a black patient?

When examining the eye, the nurse notices that the patient's eyelid margins approximate completely. What does the nurse understand about this assessment finding?

During an assessment of the sclera of a black patient, the nurse would consider which of these an expected finding?