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NURS 2030 Exam 2 answered solutions 2024
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An abnormal growth of conjunctiva that extends over the cornea from the limbus is
called: - ANS Pterygium
The lacrimal gland which produces the tears that moisten the eye is located in the
temporal region of the superior eyelid. - ANS True
When the eye lid turns inward and the eyelashes continually rub up and down on the
corneal and conjunctiva causing irritation and increasing the risk of a secondary
infection, we say the patient has what condition of the eye lids? - ANS Entropion
The site of central vision on the retina of the eyes is called: - ANS Macula or fovea
centralis
The functional reflex that allows the eyes to constrict permitting focus on near objects is
called: - ANS Accommodation
The sharply well defined, yellow to creamy pink area of the retina through which blood
vessels enter and exit the eye and through which the optic nerve enters the eye is
called: - ANS Optic disk
When testing visual acuity using the Snellen chart, how many feet should the nurse
have the patient stand from the chart? - ANS 20 feet
The exposure of the sclera above the iris when the patient is asked to follow the nurse's
finger in a smooth movement from ceiling to floor is called: - ANS Lid lag
The Rosenbaum Pocket Vision Screener is used to test each eye separately for: - ANS
near vision
A drooping of the upper eyelid is called: - ANS Ptosis
Prior to the ophthalmoscopic exam, the optometrist might administer a/an _______
agent to the patient. - ANS Mydriatic
The abnormal condition of squint or crossed eyes, or _____, almost always appears at
an early age. - ANS strabismus
Which of the following is usually caused by sun exposure? - ANS Pterygium
A patient with dacryocystitis might have - ANS an inflamed tear sac
, The patient complains of dry eye syndrome, the nurse understands that this condition
results from a problem with the - ANS lacrimal glands
An acute suppurative inflammation of the follicle of an eyelash which causes an
erythematous or yellow lump and is generally caused by a staphylococcal infection is
called a: - ANS Hordeolum
When looking in the right eye of the patient, it is best for the nurse to hold the
ophthalmoscope in her: - ANS Right hand
When the nurse records a patient's visual acuity as 20/100 it means that the patient can
read at 100 feet what a person with "normal" vision can read at 20 feet. - ANS False
The Confrontation Screening test is used to test: - ANS Peripheral vision
A(n) _____, instrument used to measure pressure within the eye, is used in the
diagnosis of glaucoma. - ANS Tonometer
When the patient complains of diplopia the nurse understands that he is referring to -
ANS double vision
Many elderly patients may develop _____________ as part of the normal aging
process. - ANS presbyopia
The function of the lens of the eye it to - ANS focus and bend light
One of the most distinct heart sounds, S1, results from: - ANS the closure of the mitral
and tricuspid valves
Superficial varicose veins are easy to detect on inspection especially when the patient
is in a: - ANS standing position
Edema that is evidenced by slight pitting with no visable distortion and which
disappears rapidly is documented as: - ANS 1+
The most common source of significant heart murmurs is the anatomic disorders of the:
- ANS heart valves
The valves of a fully formed and defect-free heart permits the blood to flow: - ANS in
only one direction through the heart
A fine palpable, rushing vibration over the base of the heart is called a: - ANS Thrill
Swelling, pain, and tenderness over a vein suggest a/an: - ANS Thrombosis
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