Comprehensive NCLEX-PN: CH 40 Eye and Ear Medications questions and answers 100% verified.
Comprehensive NCLEX-PN: CH 40 Eye and Ear Medications questions and answers 100% verified. A client being treated for glaucoma with eye drops complains of photophobia. What instructions should the nurse include in the client teaching? 1. Discontinue use of the medication. 2. Wipe eyes with a tissue after instilling eye drops. 3. Wear dark glasses when outside, or, when around bright lights. 4. Special glasses are necessary while being treated for glaucoma. - correct answers.3.Wear dark glasses when outside, or when around bright lights. Clients experiencing photophobia are instructed to wear dark sunglasses and to avoid bright lights. Not enough information is provided to warrant discontinuing the medication. Eyes should not be wiped with tissue immediately after instillation of drops. No special glasses are required. Which statement by the client indicates to the nurse that the client has an understanding regarding pilocarpine (Isopto Carpine)? 1. "I will see better at night." 2."I may have trouble adjusting to darkness." 3. "I will adjust quickly to changes from light to dark." 4. "I will not use this medication if I plan to drive." - correct answers.2."I may have trouble adjusting to darkness." Difficulty in adjusting quickly to changes in illumination occurs as a result of miosis, an effect of pilocarpine. The client will experience more difficulty seeing at night. Driving is not contradicted; however, nighttime driving might not be possible because of the miosis. The nurse is providing care to a client taking methazolamide (Neptazane), a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor for glaucoma. The nurse should include monitoring for which electrolyte imbalances when implementing the plan of care? SATA 1. Hyperkalemia 2. Hypokalemia 3. Hypocalcemia 4. Hypercalcemia 5. Hypernatremia - correct answers.2. Hypokalemia. 5. Hypernatrem
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