Emergency Nursing Orientation 3.0:
Ocular Emergencies - ENA-ENO-C19
Exam Questions and Answers
In a patient with a globe rupture, which sign or symptom is expected? - -
Altered depth of the posterior chamber
-A patient with which intraocular pressure measurement requires further
treatment? - -30 mm Hg
-Which disorder results from infection of the eyelash oil gland and causes
acute inflammation? - -Hordeolum
-For a patient with a hyphema, the nurse should include which discharge
instruction? - -Take an antiemetic, as needed.
-Which patient is most likely to experience an ocular injury? - -A high school
student, age 18
-Blood in the anterior chamber indicates which injury? - -Hyphema
-Ocular massage is a treatment for which disorder? - -Central retinal artery
occlusion
-To assess the external eye, the nurse should perform which activity? - -
Inspect and gently palpate the eyelids, lashes, and surrounding bony
structures.
-For a patient with acute angle-closure glaucoma, which topic is appropriate
to include in discharge teaching? - -Instillation of timolol (Timoptic) eye
drops
-A funduscopic examination is used to evaluate which structure? - -Posterior
chamber
-Which action is appropriate when assessing visual acuity? - -If the patient
has a chemical burn, irrigate the eye before assessing visual acuity.
-Which intervention is appropriate for a hypopyon? - -Obtain a specimen for
culture and sensitivity testing.
-Which factor may cause primary glaucoma? - -Inadequate or incomplete
drainage of the aqueous humor from the anterior chamber
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