A patient visits the physician for a routine physical examination that involves testing distance vision. As she faces the Snellen chart, the nurse is to instruct the patient to

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A major diagnostic eye test is the Snellen test. While instructing a patient to perform this test, the nurse will have the patient stand or sit 20 feet from the chart and cover one eye to read the letters on the chart.

A Patient Visits the Physician for a Routine Physical Examination