Exam 15: Eyes

During the health history interview with a 65-year-old male patient of African descent with hypertension, the nurse encourages the patient to have regular eye examinations because of his risk for:

A patient comes into the emergency department after an accident at work.A machine blew dust into his eyes, and he was not wearing safety glasses.The nurse examines his corneas by shining a light from the side across the cornea.The nurse recognizes that the patient may have a corneal abrasion when:

The nurse is working at a community health fair to promote eye examinations for populations at higher risk to have vision problems, including: (Select all that apply.)

When examining a patient's eyes, the nurse uses eye drops to stimulate the sympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system to:

During an examination, a patient states that she was diagnosed with open-angle glaucoma 2 years ago.The nurse assesses for characteristics of open-angle glaucoma.Which of these are characteristics of open-angle glaucoma? (Select all that apply.)

Papilledema is revealed during an ophthalmic examination which the nurse recognizes as indicating:

The nurse is performing an eye assessment on an 80-year-old patient and is concerned about finding that the patient has:

During assessment of the lacrimal apparatus, the nurse would document the following as a normal finding:

During a physical education class, a student is hit in the eye with the end of a baseball bat.When examined in the emergency department, the nurse notices the presence of blood in the anterior chamber of the eye indicating the presence of:

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

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.These findings suggest that she may have:

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

A 60-year-old man with suspected ptosis of one eye is at the clinic for an eye examination.The nurse confirms ptosis by:

When examining a 2-week-old infant the nurse notices that he watches an object but does not follow it with his eyes when moved to different positions.The nurse will:

When testing a patient's visual accommodation the nurse notes a normal finding when the patient demonstrates:

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

When using the ophthalmoscope to assess a patient's eyes, the nurse notices a red glow in the patient's pupils.The nurse will:

The nurse is performing the diagnostic positions test and notes normal findings with:

The nurse is conducting an eye-screening clinic at a daycare centre.When examining a 2-year-old child, the nurse suspects that the child has a "lazy eye" and will:

During ocular examinations, the nurse assesses the movement of the extraocular muscles by stimulating: