Exam 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?

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

A nurse has delegated applying a warm compress to a client's eye.What actions by the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)warrant intervention by the nurse? (Select all that apply.)

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

A client is taking timolol (Timoptic)eyedrops.The nurse assesses the client's pulse at 48 beats/min.What action by the nurse is the priority?

A client does not understand why vision loss due to glaucoma is irreversible.What explanation by the nurse is best?

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