Eye Disorders And care | NCLEX Quiz 165
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- 1.The nurse is developing a teaching plan for the client with glaucoma. Which of the following instructions would the nurse include in the plan of care?
- A.
Decrease fluid intake to control the intraocular pressure
- B.
Avoid overuse of the eyes
- C.
Decrease the amount of salt in the diet
- D.
Eye medications will need to be administered lifelong.
- 2.The nurse is performing an admission assessment on a client with a diagnosis of detached retina. Which of the following is associated with this eye disorder?
- A.
Pain in the affected eye
- B.
Total loss of vision
- C.
A sense of a curtain falling across the field of vision
- D.
A yellow discoloration of the sclera.
- 3.The nurse is caring for a client with a diagnosis of detached retina. Which assessment sign would indicate that bleeding has occurred as a result of the retinal detachment?
- A.
Complaints of a burst of black spots or floaters
- B.
A sudden sharp pain in the eye
- C.
Total loss of vision
- D.
A reddened conjunctiva
- 4.The client sustains a contusion of the eyeball following a traumatic injury with a blunt object. Which intervention is initiated immediately?
- A.
Notify the physician
- B.
Irrigate the eye with cold water
- C.
Apply ice to the affected eye
- D.
Accompany the client to the emergency room
- 5.The client arrives in the emergency room with a penetrating eye injury from wood chips while cutting wood. The nurse assesses the eye and notes a piece of wood protruding from the eye. what is the initial nursing action?
- A.
Remove the piece of wood using a sterile eye clamp
- B.
Apply an eye patch
- C.
Perform visual acuity tests
- D.
Irrigate the eye with sterile saline.
- 6.The client arrives in the emergency room after sustaining a chemical eye injury from a splash of battery acid. The initial nursing action is to:
- A.
Begin visual acuity testing
- B.
Irrigate the eye with sterile normal saline
- C.
Swab the eye with antibiotic ointment
- D.
Cover the eye with a pressure patch.
- 7.The nurse is caring for a client following enucleation. The nurse notes the presence of bright red blood drainage on the dressing. Which nursing action is appropriate?
- A.
Notify the physician
- B.
Continue to monitor the drainage
- C.
Document the finding
- D.
Mark the drainage on the dressing and monitor for any increase in bleeding.
- 8.When using a Snellen alphabet chart. the nurse records the client’s vision as 20/40. Which of the following statements best describes 20/40 vision?
- A.
The client has alterations in near vision and is legally blind.
- B.
The client can see at 20 feet what the person with normal vision can see at 40 feet.
- C.
The client can see at 40 feet what the person with normal vision sees at 20 feet.
- D.
The client has a 20% decrease in acuity in one eye. and a 40% decrease in the other eye.
- 9.Which of the following instruments is used to record intraocular pressure?
- A.
Goniometer
- B.
Ophthalmoscope
- C.
Slit lamp
- D.
Tonometer
- 10.After the nurse instills atropine drops into both eyes for a client undergoing ophthalmic examination. which of the following instructions would be given to the client?
- A.
“Be careful because the blink reflex is paralyzed.”
- B.
“Avoid wearing your regular glasses when driving.”
- C.
“Be aware that the pupils may be unusually small.”
- D.
“Wear dark glasses in bright light because the pupils are dilated.”
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