Exam 2: NR302 /NR 302 (Latest 2025 /2026 Update) Health Assessment Review| Questions with Verified Answers | 100% Correct – Chamberlain.

Exam 2: NR302 /NR 302 (Latest 2025
/2026 Update) Health Assessment
Review| Questions with Verified Answers
| 100% Correct – Chamberlain.

Question:
A patient has a normal pupillary light reflex. The nurse recognizes that this
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reflex indicates that:?
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Answer:
Constriction of both pupils occurs in response to bright light.
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Question:
A mother asks when her newborn infants eyesight will be developed. The
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nurse should reply:?
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Answer:

By approximately 3 months of age, infants develop more coordinated eye
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Question:

The nurse is reviewing in age-related changes in the eye for a class. Which
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of these physiologic changes is responsible for presbyopia??
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,Answer:
Loss of lens elasticity
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- The lens loses elasticity and decreases its ability to change shape to
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accommodate for near vision. This condition is called presbyopia i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-




Question:

Which of these assessment findings would the nurse expect to see when
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examining the eyes of a black patient?? i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-




Answer:
Dark retinal background
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Question:

A 52-year-old patient describes the presence of occasional floaters or
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spots moving in front of his eyes. The nurse should:?
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Answer:
Know that floaters are usually insignificant and are caused by condensed
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vitreous fibers. i,-




Question:
The nurse is preparing to assess the visual acuity of a 16-year-old patient.
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How should the nurse proceed??
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,Answer:
Use the Snellen chart positioned 20 feet away from the patient.
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Question:

When examining the eye, the nurse notices that the patients eyelid
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margins approximate completely. The nurse recognizes that this
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assessment finding:? i,-




Answer:

Is expected
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- The palpebral fissure is the elliptical open space between the eyelids,
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and, when closed, the lid margins approximate completely, which is a
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normal finding. i,-




Question:
During ocular examinations, the nurse keeps in mind that movement of
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the extraocular muscles is:?
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Answer:

Stimulated by CNs III, IV, and VI i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-




- Movement of the extraocular muscles is stimulated by three CNs: III, IV,
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Question:

, The nurse is performing an external eye examination. Which statement
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regarding the outer layer of the eye is true??
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Answer:

The outer layer of the eye is very sensitive to touch.
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- The cornea and the sclera make up the outer layer of the eye. The
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cornea is very sensitive to touch. The middle layer, the choroid, has dark
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pigmentation to prevent light from reflecting internally. The trigeminal
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nerve (CN V) and the facial nerve (CN VII) are stimulated when the outer
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surface of the eye is stimulated. The retina, in the inner layer of the eye, is
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where light waves are changed into nerve impulses.
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Question:
When examining a patients eyes, the nurse recalls that stimulation of the
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sympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system:? i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-




Answer:
Elevates the eyelid and dilates pupil
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Question:

The nurse is reviewing causes of increased intraocular pressure. Which of
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these factors determines intraocular pressure??
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Answer:

Amount of aqueous produced resistance to its outflow at the angle of the
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