Nurs 620 Maryville University Exam 1 Practice questions with correct answers

In treating a patient with allergic conjunctivitis, the most appropriate treatment option is: a) Bacitracin-polymyxin b) Corticosteroid ophthalmic drops c) Opthalmological antihistamines d) Cromolyn ophthalmic drops Answer c) The clinician is assessing a patient complaining of hearing loss. The clinician places a tuning fork over the patient's mastoid process, and when the sound fades away, the fork is placed without restriking it over the external auditory meatus. The patient is asked to let the clinician know when the sound fades away. This is an example of which type of test? a) Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) test b) Schwabach test c) Rinne test d) Weber test Answer c) As diabetic retinopathy progresses, the presence of "cotton wool" spots can be detected. Cotton wool spots refer to: a) Venous beading. b) Retinal hemorrhage. c) Nerve fiber layer infarctions. d) Blood vessel proliferation. Answer c) One distinguishing characteristic bet