MED SURG FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS-NUR 1211

MED SURG FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS-NUR 1211 A client dx with a cataract comes into the clinic. What assessments should the nurse observe in this client? - CORRECT ANSWER-blurred or cloudy visual image a colleague has been splashed in the eye with cleaning solution. Which of the following would be the priority? - CORRECT ANSWER-irrigating the eye immediately with tap water the nurse is teaching the client to instill eye drops. Which statement is correct? - CORRECT ANSWER-"wash your hands before and after instilling eye drops and do not touch the tip of the bottle" A client with glaucoma has presented for a scheduled clinic visit and tells the nurse that she has begun taking a herbal remedy for her condition that was recommended by a work colleague. what instructions should the nurse provide to the client? - CORRECT ANSWER-the client should discuss this new remedy with her ophthalmologist A patient has had cataract extractions and the nurse is providing discharge instructions. What should the nurse encourage the patient to do at home? - CORRECT ANSWERAvoid bending the head below the waist A nurse is assessing a pediatric client in a public health clinic. The parent states that the client has been sneezing and rubbing the eyes. The nurse observes the client's eyes and documents objective symptoms of watery and red eyes. When reporting to the physician the assessment findings, which word is appropriate? - CORRECT ANSWERsigns and symptoms of conjunctivitis which type of glaucoma presents an ocular emergency? - CORRECT ANSWER-Acute angle-closure glaucoma A client who presents for an eye examination is dx as having a visual acuity of 20/40. The client asks the nurse what these numbers specifically mean. What is a correct response by the nurse? - CORRECT ANSWER-A person whose vision is 20/40 can see an object from 20 feet away that a person with 20/20 vision can see from 40 feet away A client has informed the home health nurse that she recently noticed distortions when she looks at the Amsler grid that she has mounted on her fridge. What is the nurse's most appropriate action? - CORRECT ANSWER-Arrange for the client to be assessed for muscular degeneration A 56-year-old client has come to the clinic for his routine eye examination and is told he needs bifocals. The client asks the nurse what change in the eyes has caused his need for bifocals. How should the nurse respond? - CORRECT ANSWER-there is a gradual thickening of the lens of the eye and it can limit the eye's ability for accommodation the nurse is providing discharge education to an adult client who will begin a regimen of ocular medications for the treatment of glaucoma. How can the nurse best determine if the client is able to self-adminsiter these medications safely and effectively? - CORRECT ANSWER-Ask the client to demonstrate the instillation of her medications The public health nurse is addressing eye health and vision protection during an educational event. What statement by a participant best demonstrates an understanding of threats to vision? - CORRECT ANSWER-Im certainly going to keep a close eye on my blood pressure from now on A client is ready to be discharged home after a cataract extraction with intraocular lens implant and the nurse is reviewing signs and symptoms that need to be reported to the MD immediately. Which of the client's statements best demonstrates an adequate understanding? - CORRECT ANSWER-i need to call the doctor if I see flashing lights A client presents at the ED after receiving a chemical burn to the eye. What would be the nurse's initial intervention for this client? - CORRECT ANSWER-generously flush the affected eye with normal saline or water A client is being discharged home from the ambulatory surgical center after cataract surgery. In reviewing the discharge instructions with the client, the nurse instructs the client to immediately call the office if the client experiences what? - CORRECT ANSWER-a new floater in vision the nurse on the medical-surgical unit is reviewing discharge instructions with a client who has a hx of glaucoma. the nurse should anticipate the use of what medications - CORRECT ANSWER-cholinergics a nurse is teaching a client with glaucoma how to administer eye drops to achieve max absorption. The nurse should teach the client to perform what action? - CORRECT ANSWER-instill the medication in the conjunctival sac the nurse should recognize the greatest risk for the development of blindness in which of the following clients - CORRECT ANSWER-A 58-year-old woman with macular degeneration A 6-year-old is brought to the pediatric clinic for the assessment of redness and discharge from the eye and is diagnosed with viral conjunctivitis. What is the most