Adult Nursing Final Exam Practice Questions and Terms
1. A client is using an ophthalmic beta-blocking agent for the treatment of glaucoma.
Which instruction does the nurse give to the client to prevent orthostatic hypotension
< Ans > "Apply pressure to the inside corner of your eye when administering the drops."
2. Which is the most important information for the nurse to teach a client who is
receiving cycloplegic drug therapy < Ans > "Do not drive or operate machinery until
the drug wears off."
3. An older adult client who has a mature cataract in the right eye states, "Now I have
lost the sight in my right eye because I waited too long for treatment." How does the
nurse best respond to the client < Ans > "Surgery can still save the sight in your eye with
removal of the cataract."
4. Which statement indicates that the client understands teaching about the use of
aspirin post-cataract surgery < Ans > "It changes the ability of the blood to clot and
increases the risk of bleeding."
5. Which assessment alerts the nurse to the possible presence of a cataract in a client
< Ans > Blurred vision and reduced color perception
6. A client is recovering from cataract surgery and needs medication to pre- vent a
potential eye infection. Which drug does the nurse question adminis- tering to the
client < Ans > Apraclonidine (Iopidine)
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, 7. Which statement indicates that a client understands why his cataract surgery is
being done first on the eye with the poorest vision < Ans > "If a compli- cation
arises in that eye, I will still have some vision in the better eye."
8. The nurse is teaching a client about home care after cataract surgery.Which
statement indicates that the client requires further teaching < Ans > "Pain, nausea,
and vomiting are normal after this surgery."
9. A client has been educated about activities that can increase intraocular pressure.
Which statement indicates that the client requires further teaching?-
: "I will not put my arms above my head."
10. The nurse assesses a client post-cataract surgery and finds white, dry, crusty
drainage on the client's eyelid and lashes. What does the nurse do next < Ans >
Clean away the drainage and apply the prescribed drops.
11. The nurse is assessing a client who wishes to be considered as a potential donor for
corneal tr Ans plantation. Which medical diagnosis at the time of death excludes the
client from consideration < Ans > Small cell lung cancer
12. The nurse assesses several clients. Which one is most likely to have secondary
open-angle glaucoma < Ans > Client who has recently had eye surgery
13. Which statement made by a client after corneal tr Ans plantation indicates a need
for further teaching < Ans > "I won't worry if I have increased tearing, because it is
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1. A client is using an ophthalmic beta-blocking agent for the treatment of glaucoma.
Which instruction does the nurse give to the client to prevent orthostatic hypotension
< Ans > "Apply pressure to the inside corner of your eye when administering the drops."
2. Which is the most important information for the nurse to teach a client who is
receiving cycloplegic drug therapy < Ans > "Do not drive or operate machinery until
the drug wears off."
3. An older adult client who has a mature cataract in the right eye states, "Now I have
lost the sight in my right eye because I waited too long for treatment." How does the
nurse best respond to the client < Ans > "Surgery can still save the sight in your eye with
removal of the cataract."
4. Which statement indicates that the client understands teaching about the use of
aspirin post-cataract surgery < Ans > "It changes the ability of the blood to clot and
increases the risk of bleeding."
5. Which assessment alerts the nurse to the possible presence of a cataract in a client
< Ans > Blurred vision and reduced color perception
6. A client is recovering from cataract surgery and needs medication to pre- vent a
potential eye infection. Which drug does the nurse question adminis- tering to the
client < Ans > Apraclonidine (Iopidine)
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, 7. Which statement indicates that a client understands why his cataract surgery is
being done first on the eye with the poorest vision < Ans > "If a compli- cation
arises in that eye, I will still have some vision in the better eye."
8. The nurse is teaching a client about home care after cataract surgery.Which
statement indicates that the client requires further teaching < Ans > "Pain, nausea,
and vomiting are normal after this surgery."
9. A client has been educated about activities that can increase intraocular pressure.
Which statement indicates that the client requires further teaching?-
: "I will not put my arms above my head."
10. The nurse assesses a client post-cataract surgery and finds white, dry, crusty
drainage on the client's eyelid and lashes. What does the nurse do next < Ans >
Clean away the drainage and apply the prescribed drops.
11. The nurse is assessing a client who wishes to be considered as a potential donor for
corneal tr Ans plantation. Which medical diagnosis at the time of death excludes the
client from consideration < Ans > Small cell lung cancer
12. The nurse assesses several clients. Which one is most likely to have secondary
open-angle glaucoma < Ans > Client who has recently had eye surgery
13. Which statement made by a client after corneal tr Ans plantation indicates a need
for further teaching < Ans > "I won't worry if I have increased tearing, because it is
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