ROSEMAN HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM 2
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWER 2026
b - CORRECT ANSWER A client complains of excessive tearing of the eyes. Which
assessment would the nurse do next?
A) Inspect the palpebral conjunctiva
B) Assess the nasolacrimal sac
C) Perform the eye positions test
D) Test pupillary reaction to light
b - CORRECT ANSWER When performing an ophthalmoscopic exam, a nurse
observes a round shape with distinct margins. The nurse would document this as
which of the following?
A) Physiologic cup
B) Optic disc
C) Retinal vessels
D) Fovea
c - CORRECT ANSWER A nurse shines a light into one eye during ocular exam and
the pupil of the other constricts. The nurse interprets this as which of the
following?
A) Direct reflex
B) Optic chiasm
C) Consensual response
D) Accommodation
,a - CORRECT ANSWER The nurse is preparing to test a client's eyes for
accommodation. The nurse would have the client focus on an object in which
sequence for this test?
A) Far, then near
B) Lateral, then near
C) Near, then far
D) Lateral, then far
c - CORRECT ANSWER During a health history, a 42-year-old male client reveals
that he is seeing spots before his eyes. The nurse interprets this finding as the
result of which of the following?
A) Increased ocular pressure
B) Vitamin A deficiency
C) Normal findings for client's age
D) Vascular spasm
a - CORRECT ANSWER A nurse is caring for several clients. Which client would be
at the highest risk for developing cataracts?
A) A 55-year-old female client
B) A 40-year-old with arteriosclerosis
C) A client whose father had cataracts
D) A male client who smokes cigarettes
,a - CORRECT ANSWER When performing the cover test, the nurse would cover one
of the client's eyes and then ask the client to do which of the following?
A) Focus on a distant object, looking for movement in the other eye
B) Close the other eye, then open that eye quickly
C) Follow the examiner's finger with the other eye
D) Look directly at a light with the other eye
c - CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following would a nurse expect to assess in a
client with esotropia?
A) Eye turning outward
B) Eye malalignment
C) Eye turning inward
D) Eye oscillating
b - CORRECT ANSWER Which test would be most appropriate for the nurse to
perform when assessing eye muscle strength and cranial nerve function?
A) Corneal light reflex test
B) Eye positions test
C) Cover test
D) Visual fields test
a - CORRECT ANSWER A nurse examines an older adult client. Which of the
following would the nurse document as a normal finding?
A) Ectropion
, B) Episcleritis
C) Chalazion
D) Exophthalmos
c - CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following would the nurse expect to assess
when examining the eyes of a client who reports a history of severe allergies?
A) Generalized redness
B) Pinguecula
C) Areas of dryness
D) Nodular appearance
d - CORRECT ANSWER When testing for consensual pupillary constriction, which
technique would be most appropriate?
A) Hold a pencil about 12 inches from the tip of the nose
B) Use an ophthalmoscope to inspect the inner eye
C) Shine a light directly into one eye of the client
D) Place a barrier between the client's eyes
a - CORRECT ANSWER A nurse is assessing the eyes of a young child. Which finding
would the nurse document as normal?
A) Pseudostrabismus
B) Tropia
C) Nystagmus
D) Exotropia
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWER 2026
b - CORRECT ANSWER A client complains of excessive tearing of the eyes. Which
assessment would the nurse do next?
A) Inspect the palpebral conjunctiva
B) Assess the nasolacrimal sac
C) Perform the eye positions test
D) Test pupillary reaction to light
b - CORRECT ANSWER When performing an ophthalmoscopic exam, a nurse
observes a round shape with distinct margins. The nurse would document this as
which of the following?
A) Physiologic cup
B) Optic disc
C) Retinal vessels
D) Fovea
c - CORRECT ANSWER A nurse shines a light into one eye during ocular exam and
the pupil of the other constricts. The nurse interprets this as which of the
following?
A) Direct reflex
B) Optic chiasm
C) Consensual response
D) Accommodation
,a - CORRECT ANSWER The nurse is preparing to test a client's eyes for
accommodation. The nurse would have the client focus on an object in which
sequence for this test?
A) Far, then near
B) Lateral, then near
C) Near, then far
D) Lateral, then far
c - CORRECT ANSWER During a health history, a 42-year-old male client reveals
that he is seeing spots before his eyes. The nurse interprets this finding as the
result of which of the following?
A) Increased ocular pressure
B) Vitamin A deficiency
C) Normal findings for client's age
D) Vascular spasm
a - CORRECT ANSWER A nurse is caring for several clients. Which client would be
at the highest risk for developing cataracts?
A) A 55-year-old female client
B) A 40-year-old with arteriosclerosis
C) A client whose father had cataracts
D) A male client who smokes cigarettes
,a - CORRECT ANSWER When performing the cover test, the nurse would cover one
of the client's eyes and then ask the client to do which of the following?
A) Focus on a distant object, looking for movement in the other eye
B) Close the other eye, then open that eye quickly
C) Follow the examiner's finger with the other eye
D) Look directly at a light with the other eye
c - CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following would a nurse expect to assess in a
client with esotropia?
A) Eye turning outward
B) Eye malalignment
C) Eye turning inward
D) Eye oscillating
b - CORRECT ANSWER Which test would be most appropriate for the nurse to
perform when assessing eye muscle strength and cranial nerve function?
A) Corneal light reflex test
B) Eye positions test
C) Cover test
D) Visual fields test
a - CORRECT ANSWER A nurse examines an older adult client. Which of the
following would the nurse document as a normal finding?
A) Ectropion
, B) Episcleritis
C) Chalazion
D) Exophthalmos
c - CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following would the nurse expect to assess
when examining the eyes of a client who reports a history of severe allergies?
A) Generalized redness
B) Pinguecula
C) Areas of dryness
D) Nodular appearance
d - CORRECT ANSWER When testing for consensual pupillary constriction, which
technique would be most appropriate?
A) Hold a pencil about 12 inches from the tip of the nose
B) Use an ophthalmoscope to inspect the inner eye
C) Shine a light directly into one eye of the client
D) Place a barrier between the client's eyes
a - CORRECT ANSWER A nurse is assessing the eyes of a young child. Which finding
would the nurse document as normal?
A) Pseudostrabismus
B) Tropia
C) Nystagmus
D) Exotropia
