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Wheniassessingitactileifremitus,itheinurseirecallsithatiitiisinormalitoifeelitactil
eifremitusimostiintenselyioveriwhichilocation?i-iCORRECTiANSWERS-
Betweenitheiscapulae
Whenilisteningitoiheartisounds,itheinurseiknowsithatitheiS1:i-
iCORRECTiANSWERS-Coincidesiwithitheicarotidiarteryipulse.
Wheniinspectingitheianteriorichestiofianiadult,itheinurseishouldiincludeiwhic
hiassessment?i-iCORRECTiANSWERS-
Shapeiandiconfigurationiofitheichestiwall
Theielectricalistimulusiofitheicardiacicycleifollowsiwhichisequence?i-
iCORRECTiANSWERS-AVinodeiSAinodeibundleiofiHisibundleibranches
Wheniexaminingitheieye,itheinurseinoticesithatitheipatientsieyelidimarginsiap
proximateicompletely.iTheinurseirecognizesithatithisiassessmentifinding:i-
iCORRECTiANSWERS-Isiexpected
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iTheipalpebralifissureiisitheiellipticaliopenispaceibetweenitheieyelids,iand,iwh
eniclosed,itheilidimarginsiapproximateicompletely,iwhichiisiainormalifinding.
Duringioculariexaminations,itheinurseikeepsiinimindithatimovementiofitheiex
traocularimusclesiis:i-iCORRECTiANSWERS-
StimulatedibyiCNsiIII,iIV,iandiVI
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iMovementiofitheiextraocularimusclesiisistimulatedibyithreeiCNs:iIII,iIV,iandi
VI.
Theinurseiisiperformingianiexternalieyeiexamination.iWhichistatementiregard
ingitheiouterilayeriofitheieyeiisitrue?i-iCORRECTiANSWERS-
Theiouterilayeriofitheieyeiisiveryisensitiveitoitouch.
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iTheicorneaianditheiscleraimakeiupitheiouterilayeriofitheieye.iTheicorneaiisiver
yisensitiveitoitouch.iTheimiddleilayer,itheichoroid,ihasidarkipigmentationitoip
reventilightifromireflectingiinternally.iTheitrigeminalinervei(CNiV)ianditheifa
cialinervei(CNiVII)iareistimulatediwhenitheiouterisurfaceiofitheieyeiisistimulat
ed.iTheiretina,iinitheiinnerilayeriofitheieye,iisiwhereilightiwavesiareichangedii
ntoinerveiimpulses.
Wheniexaminingiaipatientsieyes,itheinurseirecallsithatistimulationiofitheisym
patheticibranchiofitheiautonomicinervousisystem:i-iCORRECTiANSWERS-
Elevatesitheieyelidiandidilatesipupil
Theinurseiisireviewingicausesiofiincreasediintraocularipressure.iWhichiofithes
eifactorsideterminesiintraocularipressure?i-iCORRECTiANSWERS-
Amountiofiaqueousiproducediresistanceitoiitsioutflowiatitheiangleiofitheianter
iorichamber
Theinurseiisiconductingiaivisualiexamination.iWhichiofitheseistatementsirega
rdingivisualipathwaysiandivisualifieldsiisitrue?i-iCORRECTiANSWERS-
Theiimageiformedionitheiretinaiisiupsideidowniandireversedifromiitsiactualiap
pearanceiinitheioutsideiworld.
Theinurseiisitestingiaipatientsivisualiaccommodation,iwhichirefersitoiwhichia
ction?i-iCORRECTiANSWERS-
Pupillaryiconstrictioniwhenilookingiatiaineariobject
Aipatientihasiainormalipupillaryilightireflex.iTheinurseirecognizesithatithisiref
lexiindicatesithat:i-iCORRECTiANSWERS-
Constrictioniofibothipupilsioccursiiniresponseitoibrightilight.
Aimotheriasksiwheniherinewborniinfantsieyesightiwillibeideveloped.iTheinurs
eishouldireply:i-iCORRECTiANSWERS-
vendarsol
, Byiapproximatelyi3imonthsiofiage,iinfantsidevelopimoreicoordinatedieyeimov
ementsiandicanifixateionianiobject.
Theinurseiisireviewingiiniage-
relatedichangesiinitheieyeiforiaiclass.iWhichiofitheseiphysiologicichangesiisires
ponsibleiforipresbyopia?i-iCORRECTiANSWERS-Lossiofilensielasticity
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iTheilensilosesielasticityiandidecreasesiitsiabilityitoichangeishapeitoiaccommo
dateiforinearivision.iThisiconditioniisicalledipresbyopia
Whichiofitheseiassessmentifindingsiwoulditheinurseiexpectitoiseeiwheniexami
ningitheieyesiofiaiblackipatient?i-iCORRECTiANSWERS-
Darkiretinalibackground
Ai52-year-
oldipatientidescribesitheipresenceiofioccasionalifloatersiorispotsimovingiinifro
ntiofihisieyes.iTheinurseishould:i-iCORRECTiANSWERS-
Knowithatifloatersiareiusuallyiinsignificantiandiareicausedibyicondensedivitre
ousifibers.
Theinurseiisipreparingitoiassessitheivisualiacuityiofiai16-year-
oldipatient.iHowishoulditheinurseiproceed?i-iCORRECTiANSWERS-
UseitheiSnellenichartipositionedi20ifeetiawayifromitheipatient.
Aipatientsivisioniisirecordediasi20/30iwhenitheiSnellenieyeichartiisiused.iThei
nurseiinterpretsitheseiresultsitoiindicateithat:i-iCORRECTiANSWERS-
Theipatienticanireadiati20ifeetiwhatiaipersoniwithinormalivisionicanireadiati30
ifeet.
AipatientiisiunableitoireadievenitheilargestilettersionitheiSnellenichart.iTheinu
rseishoulditakeiwhichiactioninext?i-iCORRECTiANSWERS-
Shortenitheidistanceibetweenitheipatientianditheichartiuntilitheilettersiareisee
n,iandirecordithatidistance
Aipatientsivisioniisirecordediasi20/80iinieachieye.iTheinurseiinterpretsithisifin
dingitoimeanithatitheipatient:i-iCORRECTiANSWERS-Hasipoorivision
vendarsol