Exam 42: Drugs Used to Treat Glaucoma and Other Eye Disorders

The nurse is caring for a patient immediately following a right-sided trabeculectomy.When positioning this patient,the nurse will encourage a _____ position.

The nurse is educating a patient about a newly prescribed cholinergic agent.When relaying common adverse effects of this type of medication,the nurse will include information about: (Select all that apply.)

A factory worker had a chemical inadvertently splashed into his right eye.An eyewash was used at the work site.Which nursing assessment(s)would be important to include? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is preparing a patient for an ophthalmic examination.Which action occurs when the nurse instills eyedrops to produce mydriasis?

Which type of medication would be used to dilate the pupils before an eye examination?

What is the purpose of administering a cycloplegic agent? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is assisting with applanation tonometry on a patient at the ophthalmologist's office.The results indicate the patient's reading to be 15 mm Hg.The nurse interprets this result as _____ IOP.

What is the mechanism of action of osmotic agents when used to decrease IOP?

What information will the nurse include when teaching the patient and family about postoperative care for a trabeculectomy? (Select all that apply.)

Which medication is used to produce miosis following a diagnostic procedure?

A patient recently diagnosed with glaucoma is to begin drug therapy with carbonic anhydrase inhibitors.For which assessment(s)would the nurse need to contact the healthcare provider? (Select all that apply.)

What information will the nurse include when instructing a patient on the correct method of instilling eyedrops? (Select all that apply.)

Which is a potential serious adverse effect associated with mannitol (Osmitrol)?

What is the action of timolol maleate (Timoptic),a beta-adrenergic blocking agent?

Which discharge instruction will the nurse include for a patient sent home from the clinic who is taking an adrenergic ophthalmic solution for an acute inflammation?

Which statement(s)about aqueous humor is/are true? (Select all that apply.)