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NR 302/ NR302 (Latest 2026/2027 Update) Health
Assessment ||Verified Exam!!|| Questions & Answers|
Grade A+| 100% Correct (Verified Solutions)-
Chamberlain
The nurse is reviewing in age-related changes in the eye
for a class. Which of these physiologic changes is
responsible for presbyopia? - Answer-Loss of lens
elasticity
- The lens loses elasticity and decreases its ability to
change shape to accommodate for near vision. This
condition is called presbyopia
Which of these assessment findings would the nurse
expect to see when examining the eyes of a black patient?
- Answer-Dark retinal background
A 52-year-old patient describes the presence of occasional
floaters or spots moving in front of his eyes. The nurse
should: - Answer-Know that floaters are usually
insignificant and are caused by condensed vitreous fibers.
The nurse is preparing to assess the visual acuity of a 16-
year-old patient. How should the nurse proceed? -
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Answer-Use the Snellen chart positioned 20 feet away
from the patient.
A patients vision is recorded as 20/30 when the Snellen
eye chart is used. The nurse interprets these results to
indicate that: - Answer-The patient can read at 20 feet
what a person with normal vision can read at 30 feet.
A patient is unable to read even the largest letters on the
Snellen chart. The nurse should take which action next? -
Answer-Shorten the distance between the patient and the
chart until the letters are seen, and record that distance
A patients vision is recorded as 20/80 in each eye. The
nurse interprets this finding to mean that the patient: -
Answer-Has poor vision
When performing the corneal light reflex assessment, the
nurse notes that the light is reflected at 2 o'clock in each
eye. The nurse should: - Answer-Consider this a normal
finding
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The nurse is performing the diagnostic positions test.
Normal findings would be which of these results? -
Answer-Parallel movement of both eyes
During an assessment of the sclera of a black patient, the
nurse would consider which of these an expected finding?
- Answer-Presence of small brown macules on the sclera
A 60-year-old man is at the clinic for an eye examination.
The nurse suspects that he has ptosis of one eye. How
should the nurse check for this? - Answer-Observe the
distance between the palpebral fissures.
During an examination of the eye, the nurse would expect
what normal finding when assessing the lacrimal
apparatus? - Answer-Absence of drainage from the puncta
when pressing against the inner orbital rim
When assessing the pupillary light reflex, the nurse should
use which technique? - Answer-Shine a light across the
pupil from the side, and observe for direct and consensual
pupillary constriction.
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The nurse is assessing a patients eyes for the
accommodation response and would expect to see which
normal finding? - Answer-Convergence of the axes of the
eyes
In using the ophthalmoscope to assess a patients eyes,
the nurse notices a red glow in the patients pupils. On the
basis of this finding, the nurse would: - Answer-Consider
the red glow a normal reflection of the ophthalmoscope
light off the inner retina.
When examining the eye, the nurse notices that the
patients eyelid margins approximate completely. The
nurse recognizes that this assessment finding: - Answer-Is
expected
- The palpebral fissure is the elliptical open space between
the eyelids, and, when closed, the lid margins approximate
completely, which is a normal finding.
During ocular examinations, the nurse keeps in mind that
movement of the extraocular muscles is: - Answer-
Stimulated by CNs III, IV, and VI
- Movement of the extraocular muscles is stimulated by
three CNs: III, IV, and VI.
NR 302/ NR302 (Latest 2026/2027 Update) Health
Assessment ||Verified Exam!!|| Questions & Answers|
Grade A+| 100% Correct (Verified Solutions)-
Chamberlain
The nurse is reviewing in age-related changes in the eye
for a class. Which of these physiologic changes is
responsible for presbyopia? - Answer-Loss of lens
elasticity
- The lens loses elasticity and decreases its ability to
change shape to accommodate for near vision. This
condition is called presbyopia
Which of these assessment findings would the nurse
expect to see when examining the eyes of a black patient?
- Answer-Dark retinal background
A 52-year-old patient describes the presence of occasional
floaters or spots moving in front of his eyes. The nurse
should: - Answer-Know that floaters are usually
insignificant and are caused by condensed vitreous fibers.
The nurse is preparing to assess the visual acuity of a 16-
year-old patient. How should the nurse proceed? -
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Answer-Use the Snellen chart positioned 20 feet away
from the patient.
A patients vision is recorded as 20/30 when the Snellen
eye chart is used. The nurse interprets these results to
indicate that: - Answer-The patient can read at 20 feet
what a person with normal vision can read at 30 feet.
A patient is unable to read even the largest letters on the
Snellen chart. The nurse should take which action next? -
Answer-Shorten the distance between the patient and the
chart until the letters are seen, and record that distance
A patients vision is recorded as 20/80 in each eye. The
nurse interprets this finding to mean that the patient: -
Answer-Has poor vision
When performing the corneal light reflex assessment, the
nurse notes that the light is reflected at 2 o'clock in each
eye. The nurse should: - Answer-Consider this a normal
finding
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The nurse is performing the diagnostic positions test.
Normal findings would be which of these results? -
Answer-Parallel movement of both eyes
During an assessment of the sclera of a black patient, the
nurse would consider which of these an expected finding?
- Answer-Presence of small brown macules on the sclera
A 60-year-old man is at the clinic for an eye examination.
The nurse suspects that he has ptosis of one eye. How
should the nurse check for this? - Answer-Observe the
distance between the palpebral fissures.
During an examination of the eye, the nurse would expect
what normal finding when assessing the lacrimal
apparatus? - Answer-Absence of drainage from the puncta
when pressing against the inner orbital rim
When assessing the pupillary light reflex, the nurse should
use which technique? - Answer-Shine a light across the
pupil from the side, and observe for direct and consensual
pupillary constriction.
, 4|Page
The nurse is assessing a patients eyes for the
accommodation response and would expect to see which
normal finding? - Answer-Convergence of the axes of the
eyes
In using the ophthalmoscope to assess a patients eyes,
the nurse notices a red glow in the patients pupils. On the
basis of this finding, the nurse would: - Answer-Consider
the red glow a normal reflection of the ophthalmoscope
light off the inner retina.
When examining the eye, the nurse notices that the
patients eyelid margins approximate completely. The
nurse recognizes that this assessment finding: - Answer-Is
expected
- The palpebral fissure is the elliptical open space between
the eyelids, and, when closed, the lid margins approximate
completely, which is a normal finding.
During ocular examinations, the nurse keeps in mind that
movement of the extraocular muscles is: - Answer-
Stimulated by CNs III, IV, and VI
- Movement of the extraocular muscles is stimulated by
three CNs: III, IV, and VI.
