NSG 200 HEENT EXAM 3 Question and answers verified to
pass 2025
1. Assessment of denominator:
vi- sual acuity
(far vi- sion):
2. What does a
vi- sion of
20/30 mean?
3. When is a
person
considered
legal- ly blind?
4. With visual
acu- ity, the
larger the
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11
, NSG 200 HEENT EXAM 3 Question and answers verified to
pass 2025
-Place Snellen chart on the green color perception.
wall in a well-lighted room. - -Use the "E" chart for patients who cannot read letters. This can be a
The patient may sit or stand very sensitive area for adults who do not know how to read. The patient
20 feet (6 m) from the is asked to indicate the direction in which the "E" points
chart.
-If the patient wears contact
lenses or glasses, leave
them in place.
-Have the patient cover one
eye with an opaque card
and read the line of
-A finding of 20/30 means that the patient can read at 20 feet what a
smallest letters that is
person with normal vision can read at 30 feet.
possible to read. Test the
-If the patient can read all but one letter in the 20/30 line, document
other eye and then test
the finding as 20/30 −1.
both eyes using the same
procedure. 20/200
-Document the line read
completely by the patient,
using the fraction printed at
the end of the line; also the worse the vision
indicate if the patient was
wearing glasses or
contacts.
-Next, to assess
perception ask the patient
to use both eyes to
distinguish which of the
two horizontal lines is
longer. Finally ask the
patient to name the colors
of the two horizontal lines
to document red and
2/
11
pass 2025
1. Assessment of denominator:
vi- sual acuity
(far vi- sion):
2. What does a
vi- sion of
20/30 mean?
3. When is a
person
considered
legal- ly blind?
4. With visual
acu- ity, the
larger the
1/
11
, NSG 200 HEENT EXAM 3 Question and answers verified to
pass 2025
-Place Snellen chart on the green color perception.
wall in a well-lighted room. - -Use the "E" chart for patients who cannot read letters. This can be a
The patient may sit or stand very sensitive area for adults who do not know how to read. The patient
20 feet (6 m) from the is asked to indicate the direction in which the "E" points
chart.
-If the patient wears contact
lenses or glasses, leave
them in place.
-Have the patient cover one
eye with an opaque card
and read the line of
-A finding of 20/30 means that the patient can read at 20 feet what a
smallest letters that is
person with normal vision can read at 30 feet.
possible to read. Test the
-If the patient can read all but one letter in the 20/30 line, document
other eye and then test
the finding as 20/30 −1.
both eyes using the same
procedure. 20/200
-Document the line read
completely by the patient,
using the fraction printed at
the end of the line; also the worse the vision
indicate if the patient was
wearing glasses or
contacts.
-Next, to assess
perception ask the patient
to use both eyes to
distinguish which of the
two horizontal lines is
longer. Finally ask the
patient to name the colors
of the two horizontal lines
to document red and
2/
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