Exam 51: Eye and Vision Disorders

The nurse is aware that the refractive media of the eye is made up of the:

The nurse would include in the information given to a patient who is using topical eye medications to:

When providing patient education about protecting vision,the nurse should tell the patient that:

The nurse instructs a family member how to guide a visually impaired person when ambulating by:

When the patient asks what electroretinography is supposed to measure,the nurse responds that:

A nursing diagnosis for a visually impaired patient might include all of the following except:

A patient in the emergency department complains of severe pain in his eye and is seeing halos around lights and feeling nauseous.The nurse recognizes these symptoms as probable:

When asked about his vision,the patient says that the last time he had it tested his vision was recorded as 20/50.This means that the patient:

The nurse performing the eye irrigation would:

The 60-year-old patient who has had an enucleation asks when he can get his prosthesis fitted.The nurse responds that the prosthesis will be fitted by an optician in approximately _________ weeks.

The nurse explains that the portion of the eye that will make it possible for a person to see in a darkened environment is the:

The patient reports to the home health care nurse of having cloudy vision and seeing spots and halos around lights.Based on these complaints,the nurse suggests a medical evaluation for:

During the initial assessment of a very thin patient at the eye clinic,the nurse notes that the patient has very prominent eyes.The nurse should inquire about a history of:

When being interviewed,a 50-year-old patient says that he cannot see the newspaper as well as he used to.The nurse knows that vision changes from near to far occur because:

The newly diagnosed patient with macular degeneration flings her book at the television set and furiously says,"I can't read this blasted book,and I can't see what is on the stupid TV!" The nurse recognizes this behavior as:

The patient who has been taking opioid medication for postoperative pain exhibits pinpoint pupils.The anatomic portion of the eye that has been affected by the medication is the:

The patient who has had surgery this morning for cataracts is now going home.Discharge instructions include that the patient should:

The nurse explains to the patient who is to have a pneumatonometric study of the eye that this procedure requires that:

The nurse assesses the patient's accommodation by:

The nurse explains that laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (Lasik)and photorefractive keratectomy (PRK)are methods to correct refractive errors surgically.These procedures are used to reshape the: