NCLEX-PN 6th EditioN Ear & EyE 2023 QUEStioNS aNd aNSWErS 100% CorrECt |GradEd a+

The nurse is reinforcing home-care instructions to a client and family regarding care after cataract removal from the right eye. Which statement made by the client indicates an understanding of the instructions? - ANSWER I should not sleep on my right side The nurse is preparing to communicate with an older client who is hearing impaired. Which intervention should be implemented initially? - ANSWER Stand in front of the client Which intervention should be implemented for the older client with presbycusis who has a hearing loss? - ANSWER Use low-pitched tones The nurse is preparing to reinforce a teaching plan for a client who is undergoing cataract extraction with intraocular implant. Which home care measures should the nurse include in the plan? Select all that apply. - ANSWER To avoid activities that require bending over To place an eye shield on the surgical eye at bedtime To contact the surgeon if a decrease in visual acuity occurs To take acetaminophen (Tylenol) for minor eye discomfort The nurse is assisting in developing a teaching plan for the client with glaucoma. Which instruction should the nurse suggest to include in the plan of care? - ANSWER Eye medications will need to be administered for the rest of your life The nurse is assigned to care for a client with a detached retina. Which finding should the nurse expect to be documented in the client's record? - ANSWER A sense of a curtain falling across the field of vision NCLEX-PN 6th EditioN Ear & EyE 2023 QUEStioNS aNd aNSWErS 100% CorrECt |GradEd a+ The nurse is assigned to care for a client with a diagnosis of detached retina. Which finding would indicate that bleeding has occurred as a result of retinal detachment? - ANSWER Complaints of a burst of black spots or floaters A client arrives in the emergency department after an automobile crash. The client's forehead hit the steering wheel, and a hyphema has been diagnosed. Which position should the nurse prepare to position the client? - ANSWER On bed rest in a semi-Fowler's position A client sustains a contusion of the eyeball after a traumatic injury with a blunt object. The nurse should take which immediate action? - ANSWER Apply ice to the affected eye A client sustains a chemical eye injury from a splash of battery acid. The nurse should prepare the client for which immediate measure? - ANSWER Irrigating the eye with sterile normal saline The nurse is caring for a client after enucleation and notes the presence of bright red drainage on the dressing. The nurse should take which appropriate action? - ANSWER Report the finding to the registered nurse (RN). The nurse is preparing to administer eardrops to an adult client. The nurse administers the eardrops by which technique? - ANSWER Pulling the pinna up and back The nurse is caring for a client who is hearing-impaired and should take which approach to facilitate communication? - ANSWER Speak in a normal tone A client arrives at the emergency de