On a health history, a client reports no visual disturbances, last eye exam being 2 years ago, and not wearing glasses. the nurse notices that the client squints when signing the consent for treatment form and holds the paper close to the face. what should the nurse do next?

answer:

the thin mucous membrane that lines the inner eyelid and covers the sclera is known as what?

conjunctiva

a comprehensive physical examination of the eye includes tests for which of the following? select all that apply.

-visual acuity

-eye muscle function

-internal ocular structures

-the external eye

when performing the cover test, a nurse notices that the client's left eye turns outward. how should the nurse document this finding in the client's record?

exotropia

how can a nurse accurately assess the distant visual acuity of a client who is non-english-speaking?

use a snellen e chart to perform the examination

which technique by the nurse demonstrates proper use of the ophthalmoscope?

asks the client to fix the gaze upon an object and look straight ahead

a patient complains of feeling like he is slowly losing his central vision. the nurse knows this symptom could represent

muscular degeneration

a 12-year-old presents to the clinic with his father for evaluation of a painful lump in the left eye. it started this morning. the client denies any trauma or injury. there is no visual disturbance. upon physical examination, there is a red raised area at the margin of the eyelid that is tender to palpation; no tearing occurs with palpation of the lesion. based on this description, what is the most likely diagnosis?

stye

a light is pointed at a client's pupil, which then contracts. it is also noted that the other pupil contracts as well, though it is not exposed to bright light. which of the following terms describes this latter phenomenon?

consensual reaction

on visual confrontation testing, a client with a recent stroke cannot see the examiner's fingers on the entire right side with either eye covered. which of the terms would describe this finding?

right homonymous hemianopsia

the nurse observes a middle-aged colleague fully extending her arm to read the label on a vial of medication. which of the following age-related changes is the nurse likely to have observed?

presbyopia

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