Adult Health 1 Chapter 58
Assessment and Management
of Patients with Eye and Vision
Disorders.
The registered nurse taking shift report learns that an assigned client is
blind. How should the nurse best communicate with this client?
A. The nurse should provide instructions in simple, clear terms.
B. Using a loud voice, the nurse should offer an introduction while in the
doorway of the room.
C. Lightly touch the client's arm and then say the nurse's name.
,D. The nurse should state the nurse's name and role immediately after
entering the client's room. - ANSWER ✔✔D. The nurse should state
the nurse's name and role immediately after entering the client's room.
During discharge teaching the nurse realizes that the client is not able to
read medication bottles accurately and has not been taking her
medications consistently at home. How should the nurse intervene?
A. Ask the social worker to investigate alternative housing arrangements.
B. Ask the social worker to investigate community support agencies.
C. Encourage the client to explore surgical corrections for the vision
problem.
D. Arrange for referral to a rehabilitation facility for vision training. -
ANSWER ✔✔B. Ask the social worker to investigate community
support agencies.
The nurse is providing health education to a client diagnosed with
glaucoma. The nurse teaches the client that this disease has a familial
tendency. The nurse knows that clinical examinations for family
members at risk for glaucoma should occur how often?
A. At least monthly
, B. At least once every 2 years
C. At least once every 5 years
D. At least once every 10 years - ANSWER ✔✔B. At least once every
2 years
A client is exploring treatment options after being diagnosed with age-
related cataracts that affect her vision. What treatment is most likely to
be used in this client's care?
A. Antioxidant supplements, vitamin C and E, beta-carotene, and
selenium
B. Eyeglasses or magnifying lenses
C. Corticosteroid eye drops
D. Surgical intervention - ANSWER ✔✔D. Surgical intervention
A client presents at the ED after receiving a chemical burn to the eye.
What would be the nurse's initial intervention for this client?
A. Generously flush the affected eye with a dilute antibiotic solution.
B. Generously flush the affected eye with normal saline or water.
C. Apply a patch to the affected eye.
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Assessment and Management
of Patients with Eye and Vision
Disorders.
The registered nurse taking shift report learns that an assigned client is
blind. How should the nurse best communicate with this client?
A. The nurse should provide instructions in simple, clear terms.
B. Using a loud voice, the nurse should offer an introduction while in the
doorway of the room.
C. Lightly touch the client's arm and then say the nurse's name.
,D. The nurse should state the nurse's name and role immediately after
entering the client's room. - ANSWER ✔✔D. The nurse should state
the nurse's name and role immediately after entering the client's room.
During discharge teaching the nurse realizes that the client is not able to
read medication bottles accurately and has not been taking her
medications consistently at home. How should the nurse intervene?
A. Ask the social worker to investigate alternative housing arrangements.
B. Ask the social worker to investigate community support agencies.
C. Encourage the client to explore surgical corrections for the vision
problem.
D. Arrange for referral to a rehabilitation facility for vision training. -
ANSWER ✔✔B. Ask the social worker to investigate community
support agencies.
The nurse is providing health education to a client diagnosed with
glaucoma. The nurse teaches the client that this disease has a familial
tendency. The nurse knows that clinical examinations for family
members at risk for glaucoma should occur how often?
A. At least monthly
, B. At least once every 2 years
C. At least once every 5 years
D. At least once every 10 years - ANSWER ✔✔B. At least once every
2 years
A client is exploring treatment options after being diagnosed with age-
related cataracts that affect her vision. What treatment is most likely to
be used in this client's care?
A. Antioxidant supplements, vitamin C and E, beta-carotene, and
selenium
B. Eyeglasses or magnifying lenses
C. Corticosteroid eye drops
D. Surgical intervention - ANSWER ✔✔D. Surgical intervention
A client presents at the ED after receiving a chemical burn to the eye.
What would be the nurse's initial intervention for this client?
A. Generously flush the affected eye with a dilute antibiotic solution.
B. Generously flush the affected eye with normal saline or water.
C. Apply a patch to the affected eye.
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STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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