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NUR210 / NUR 210 EXAM 2 (LATEST ): PRINCIPLES OF
PHARMACOLOGY - GALEN TESTED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS (100% GUARANTEED PASS!!!)

The nurse is conducting a visual examination. Which of these statements regarding visual
pathways and visual fields is true?

a. The right side of the brain interprets the vision for the right eye.

b. The image formed on the retina is upside down and reversed from its actual appearance in the
outside world.

c. Light rays are refracted through the transparent media of the eye before striking the pupil.

d. Light impulses are conducted through the optic nerve to the temporal lobes of the brain. -
(Correct Answer)-b. The image formed on the retina is upside down and reversed from its
actual appearance in the outside world.



The nurse is testing a patients visual accommodation, which refers to which action?

a. Pupillary constriction when looking at a near object

b. Pupillary dilation when looking at a far object

c. Changes in peripheral vision in response to light

d. Involuntary blinking in the presence of bright light - (Correct Answer)-a. Pupillary
constriction when looking at a near object



A patient has a normal pupillary light reflex. The nurse recognizes that this reflex indicates that:

a. The eyes converge to focus on the light.

b. Light is reflected at the same spot in both eyes.

c. The eye focuses the image in the center of the pupil.

d. Constriction of both pupils occurs in response to bright light. - (Correct Answer)-d.
Constriction of both pupils occurs in response to bright light.

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A mother asks when her newborn infants eyesight will be developed. The nurse should reply:

a. Vision is not totally developed until 2 years of age.

b. Infants develop the ability to focus on an object at approximately 8 months of age.

c. By approximately 3 months of age, infants develop more coordinated eye movements and can
fixate on an object.

d. Most infants have uncoordinated eye movements for the first year of life. - (Correct Answer)-
c. By approximately 3 months of age, infants develop more coordinated eye movements and
can fixate on an object.



10. The nurse is reviewing in age-related changes in the eye for a class. Which of these
physiologic changes is responsible for presbyopia?

a. Degeneration of the cornea

b. Loss of lens elasticity

c. Decreased adaptation to darkness

d. Decreased distance vision abilities - (Correct Answer)-b. Loss of lens elasticity



11. Which of these assessment findings would the nurse expect to see when examining the eyes
of a black patient?

a. Increased night vision

b. Dark retinal background

c. Increased photosensitivity

d. Narrowed palpebral fissures - (Correct Answer)-b. Dark retinal background

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An ethnically based variability in the color of the iris and in retinal pigmentation exists, with
darker irides having darker retinas behind them.



12. A 52-year-old patient describes the presence of occasional floaters or spots moving in front of
his eyes. The nurse should:

a. Examine the retina to determine the number of floaters.

b. Presume the patient has glaucoma and refer him for further testing.

c. Consider these to be abnormal findings, and refer him to an ophthalmologist.

d. Know that floaters are usually insignificant and are caused by condensed vitreous fibers. -
(Correct Answer)-d. Know that floaters are usually insignificant and are caused by
condensed vitreous fibers.



The nurse is preparing to assess the visual acuity of a 16-year-old patient. How should the nurse
proceed?

a. Perform the confrontation test.

b. Ask the patient to read the print on a handheld Jaeger card.

c. Use the Snellen chart positioned 20 feet away from the patient.

d. Determine the patients ability to read newsprint at a distance of 12 to 14 inches. - (Correct
Answer)-c. Use the Snellen chart positioned 20 feet away from the patient.



A patients vision is recorded as 20/30 when the Snellen eye chart is used. The nurse interprets
these results to indicate that:

a. At 30 feet the patient can read the entire chart.

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b. The patient can read at 20 feet what a person with normal vision can read at 30 feet.

c. The patient can read the chart from 20 feet in the left eye and 30 feet in the right eye.

d. The patient can read from 30 feet what a person with normal vision can read from 20 feet. -
(Correct Answer)-b. The patient can read at 20 feet what a person with normal vision can
read at 30 feet.



The top number indicates the distance the person is standing from the chart; the denominator
gives the distance at which a normal eye can see.



A patient is unable to read even the largest letters on the Snellen chart. The nurse should take
which action next?

a. Refer the patient to an ophthalmologist or optometrist for further evaluation.

b. Assess whether the patient can count the nurses fingers when they are placed in front of his or
her eyes.

c. Ask the patient to put on his or her reading glasses and attempt to read the Snellen chart again.

d. Shorten the distance between the patient and the chart until the letters are seen, and record that
distance. - (Correct Answer)-d. Shorten the distance between the patient and the chart until
the letters are seen, and record that distance.



A patients vision is recorded as 20/80 in each eye. The nurse interprets this finding to mean that
the patient:

a. Has poor vision.

b. Has acute vision.

c. Has normal vision.

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