Lewis Chapter 20: Assessment of Visual and Auditory Systems Exam Practice Questions and Answers
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Lewis Medical-Surgical Nursing
Lewis Chapter 20: Assessment of Visual
and Auditory Systems Exam Practice
Questions and Answers
The nurse is providing health promotion teaching to a group of *older adults*. Which information will
the nurse include when teaching about routine *glaucoma testing*?
a. A Tono-Pen will be applied ...
d. the pupils constrict while fixating on an object being moved toward the patient's
eyes. - Ans:✔✔-d. the pupils constrict while fixating on an object being moved toward the patient's
eyes.
Which assessment finding alerts the nurse to provide patient teaching about *cataract development*?
a. History of hyperthyroidism
b. Unequal pupil size and shape
c. Blurred vision and light sensitivity
d. Loss of peripheral vision in both eyes - Ans:✔✔-c. Blurred vision and light sensitivity
Classic signs of cataracts include blurred vision and light sensitivity. Thyroid problems are a major cause
of exophthalmos. Unequal pupil is not indicative of cataracts. Loss of peripheral vision is a sign of
glaucoma.
Assessment of a patient's visual acuity reveals that the left eye can see at 20 feet what a person with
normal vision can see at 50 feet and the right eye can see at 20 feet what a person with normal vision
can see at 40 feet. The nurse records which finding?
a. OS 20/50; OD 20/40
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