NURS 610 Exam 1 questions with correct answers
You are presented with the following history:
Burning and itching of the eye, complaints that they feel like something
is in the eye, and crusting of eye lashes. Upon assessment, you see
redness of the eye, scaling, & crusting of the lid margins and eyelids.
What does this patient have? Correct Answer-Blepharitis
A patient presents with ACUTE erythema of eyelid & formation of
TENDER lump, what do they have? Correct Answer-Hordeolum
A patient presents with a SLOW developing, PAINLESS, hard mass on
the eyelid, what do they have? Correct Answer-Chalazion
A patient complains of slow progressive loss of peripheral vision, poor
night vision, vision loss, and halos around the lights, what does this
patient have? Correct Answer-Open-angle Glaucoma
A patient complaints of sudden eye pain/pressure, HA, nausea, rainbow
around lights at night, and blurred vision. Upon assessment, you note
"steamy" appearance of cornea, mild dilation of fixed pupil, pale optic
disc, cupping, and severe vision. What do they have? Correct Answer-
Close-angle Glaucoma
A patient complains of sudden central vision loss, what do they have?
Correct Answer-Macular Dengeration
, You receive the following subjective and objective information: redness,
purulent discharge, unilateral at onset, eyelid glued shut in the morning,
and edematous eye. What do they have? Correct Answer-Bacterial
Conjunctivitis
You receive the following subjective & objective info: watery discharge,
gritty sensation, a little discomfort, unilateral at onset then bilateral
within 48HR, pre-auricular lymphadenopathy. What do they have?
Correct Answer-Viral Conjunctivitis
You receive the following subjective and objective information: bilateral
redness, watery/stringy rope-like discharge, itching, crusting in the
morning, allergy symptoms. What do they have? Correct Answer-
Allergic Conjunctivitis
If a patient has a CC of an eye infection that has persisted >3 weeks
despite topical ABX, what would you suspect? Correct Answer-
Chlamydia Conjunctivitis
You receive the following subjective and objective information:
Mucopurulent discharge, corneal infiltrates, corneal revascularization &
scarring, ear infection, rhinitis, and palpable preauricular node. What do
they have? Correct Answer-Chlamydia Conjunctivitis
A patient comes in complaining of eye pain, a foreign body sensation
that causes them to be hesitant about opening their eye, photophobia,
tearing, & conjunctival hyperemia. What do they have? Correct Answer-
Corneal Abrasion
You are presented with the following history:
Burning and itching of the eye, complaints that they feel like something
is in the eye, and crusting of eye lashes. Upon assessment, you see
redness of the eye, scaling, & crusting of the lid margins and eyelids.
What does this patient have? Correct Answer-Blepharitis
A patient presents with ACUTE erythema of eyelid & formation of
TENDER lump, what do they have? Correct Answer-Hordeolum
A patient presents with a SLOW developing, PAINLESS, hard mass on
the eyelid, what do they have? Correct Answer-Chalazion
A patient complains of slow progressive loss of peripheral vision, poor
night vision, vision loss, and halos around the lights, what does this
patient have? Correct Answer-Open-angle Glaucoma
A patient complaints of sudden eye pain/pressure, HA, nausea, rainbow
around lights at night, and blurred vision. Upon assessment, you note
"steamy" appearance of cornea, mild dilation of fixed pupil, pale optic
disc, cupping, and severe vision. What do they have? Correct Answer-
Close-angle Glaucoma
A patient complains of sudden central vision loss, what do they have?
Correct Answer-Macular Dengeration
, You receive the following subjective and objective information: redness,
purulent discharge, unilateral at onset, eyelid glued shut in the morning,
and edematous eye. What do they have? Correct Answer-Bacterial
Conjunctivitis
You receive the following subjective & objective info: watery discharge,
gritty sensation, a little discomfort, unilateral at onset then bilateral
within 48HR, pre-auricular lymphadenopathy. What do they have?
Correct Answer-Viral Conjunctivitis
You receive the following subjective and objective information: bilateral
redness, watery/stringy rope-like discharge, itching, crusting in the
morning, allergy symptoms. What do they have? Correct Answer-
Allergic Conjunctivitis
If a patient has a CC of an eye infection that has persisted >3 weeks
despite topical ABX, what would you suspect? Correct Answer-
Chlamydia Conjunctivitis
You receive the following subjective and objective information:
Mucopurulent discharge, corneal infiltrates, corneal revascularization &
scarring, ear infection, rhinitis, and palpable preauricular node. What do
they have? Correct Answer-Chlamydia Conjunctivitis
A patient comes in complaining of eye pain, a foreign body sensation
that causes them to be hesitant about opening their eye, photophobia,
tearing, & conjunctival hyperemia. What do they have? Correct Answer-
Corneal Abrasion
