Nclex review Eye Final Exam 106Questions
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The nurse is reinforcing home-care instructions to a client and family regarding care
after left cataract surgery with lens implant. Which statements made by the client
indicate an understanding of the instructions? Select all that apply. - CORRECT
ANSWERS 2."I will not sleep lying on my left side." 3."I will sit at the table to
eat breakfast." 4."I will sit in my recliner with my feet elevated." 5."I will not lift
anything heavier than 10 pounds."
The nurse is preparing to reinforce a teaching plan for a client who is undergoing
cataract extraction with intraocular implant. Which home care measures should the
nurse include in the plan? Select all that apply. - CORRECT ANSWERS 1.To
avoid activities that require bending over 3.To take acetaminophen for minor eye
discomfort 4.To place an eye shield on the surgical eye at bedtime. 6.To contact the
surgeon if a decrease in visual acuity occurs
The nurse is assisting with developing a teaching plan for the client with glaucoma.
Which instruction should the nurse suggest to include in the plan of care? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Eye medications may need to be administered for the
rest of your life.
The nurse is assigned to care for a client with a detached retina. Which finding
should the nurse expect to be documented in the client's record? - CORRECT
ANSWERS A sense of a curtain falling across the field of vision
The nurse is assigned to care for a client with a diagnosis of detached retina. Which
findings would indicate that bleeding has occurred as a result of retinal
detachment? Select all that apply. - CORRECT ANSWERS 2.Vision may be
cloudy
5.Complaints of a burst of black spots or floaters
A client arrives in the emergency department after an automobile crash. The client's
forehead hit the steering wheel and a hyphema has been diagnosed. Which position
should the nurse prepare to position the client? - CORRECT ANSWERS On bed
rest in a semi-Fowler's position
, Nclex review Eye Final Exam 106Questions
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A client sustains a contusion of the eyeball after a traumatic injury with a blunt
object. The nurse should take which immediate action? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Apply ice to the affected eye.
A client sustains a chemical eye injury from a splash of battery acid. The nurse
should prepare the client for which immediate measure? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Irrigating the eye with sterile normal saline
The nurse is caring for a client after enucleation and notes the presence of bright
red drainage on the dressing. The nurse should take which appropriate action? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Report the finding to the registered nurse (RN).
A client is diagnosed with glaucoma. Which data gathered by the nurse indicate a
risk factor associated with glaucoma? - CORRECT ANSWERS Cardiovascular
disease
Betaxolol hydrochloride eye drops have been prescribed for the client with
glaucoma. Which nursing action is most appropriate related to monitoring for the
side/adverse effects of this medication? - CORRECT ANSWERS Monitoring
blood pressure
In preparation for cataract surgery, the nurse is to administer cyclopentolate eye
drops. The nurse administers the eye drops knowing that which is the purpose of
this medication? - CORRECT ANSWERS To dilate the pupil of the operative
eye
The nurse is providing instructions to a client who will be self-administering eye
drops. To minimize the systemic effects that eye drops can produce, the client is
instructed to perform which action? - CORRECT ANSWERS Occlude the
nasolacrimal duct with a finger over the inner canthus for 30 to 60 seconds after
instilling the drops.
The client is receiving an eye drop and an eye ointment to the right eye. Which
action should the nurse take? - CORRECT ANSWERS Administer the eye drop
first, followed by the eye ointment.
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