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BSN246 Sherpath Wk 2
Visual problems
Question | Answer |
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The health care provider is educating a 65-year-old patient on a new diagnosis of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). Which statement by the patient shows an understanding of the discussion? | "I will need to follow my treatment plan to prevent damage to the optic nerve." |
The nurse is caring for a patient with a family history of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a medical history of high blood pressure, and a social history including daily cigar smoking. The patient asks if there is any way to prevent development of | Reduce or quit smoking cigars. Keep your blood pressure under control. |
A nurse is caring for a patient who has prolonged pupil dilation related to ophthalmic medication usage. The nurse will monitor the patient for which signs of acute PACG? | Nausea, vomiting, and acute eye pain. |
A nurse is caring for a patient who reports loss of peripheral vision that developed over time. Which diagnostic tests would the nurse anticipate the patient to undergo? | Tonometry, gonioscopy |
A nurse is counseling a patient about to undergo cataract surgery. The patient will have cataracts removed from both eyes, but just the poorest eye will be operated on initially. Which statement demonstrates that the patient understands the procedure? | "If a complication arises in the eye with poorest vision, I will still have some vision in the better eye." Surgery must first be performed on the eye with lowest level of acuity because if surgery is unsuccessful, the patient will have some vision left |
The patient with acute angle-closure glaucoma is preparing for surgery. The nurse notes that the patient consented for a lens removal procedure. How should the nurse proceed? | contact the surgeon for revision of the consent form |
During an education session for a patient with a chronic visual sensory perception problem, which information should the nurse ensure the patient knows? | Details of the treatment regimen Long-term effects of the disease process How to recognize emergency care needsThat food preferences and nutritional habits can affect eyesight |
A patient with a visual impairment is being admitted to the hospital after abdominal surgery. As the nurse prepares the room for the patient, which action must be taken? | Take note of the furniture placement in the room. |
The nurse is caring for a patient with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and refers the patient to a psychologist. Which responses by the nurse are appropriate when the patient questions the reason for the referral? | "The permanent loss of central vision can be very difficult. "This is done to discuss the need for additional support systems." |