Exam 11: Vision

An older patient reports the following symptoms to a nurse during a routine visit to the geriatric clinic: blurry vision, the need for more light when reading, and blind spots in the middle of his visual field. He also states, "Strangely enough my peripheral vision continues to be pretty good." The nurse suspects that the patient has which of the following?

An older resident in a long-term care facility reports to the nurse that she has been noticing changes in her vision, including the appearance of halos around objects and a yellow tint to most objects. The nurse knows that these complaints are most often associated with:

You have four rooms to choose from for your older client to be admitted this afternoon. Which room would you choose?

An older patient is diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy. The patient asks a nurse: "Is there anything that I can do to prevent progression of this disease and blindness?" The nurse includes which of the following into the response? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is providing glaucoma education for a group of older adults in a senior center. The nurse knows that the following groups are most likely to develop glaucoma. (Select all that apply.)

A 77-year-old client being treated for glaucoma asks the nurse what causes glaucoma. The nurse's response is:

A nurse is conducting an assessment of an older patient's eyes. The nurse expects to see which of the following normal age-related changes of the external eye? (Select all that apply.)

An older adult client shares with the nurse that, "I don't know what it is but it seems that I need more light for reading or even watching television as I get older." The nurse explains that aging may cause this change due to the:

A nurse is performing preoperative teaching for an older adult who is scheduled to have a cataract extraction and lens implant. The nurse includes which of the following in the teaching plan? (Select all that apply.)

An older man tells a nurse, "The doctor says I have something wrong with my eyes, something called presbyopia. Can you explain why I have this? I was always fortunate to have good eyesight." The nurse formulates a response based on the knowledge that: