Deck 46: Assessment of the Eye and Vision

Question 1

The student learning about vision should remember which facts related to the eyes? (Select all that apply.)

A) Aqueous humor controls intraocular pressure.
B) Cones work in low light conditions.
C) Glaucoma occurs due to increased pressure in the eye.
D) Muscles of the iris control light entering the eye.
E) Rods work in low light conditions.

Answer 1

Aqueous humor controls intraocular pressure.
Glaucoma occurs due to increased pressure in the eye.
Muscles of the iris control light entering the eye.
Rods work in low light conditions.

Question 2

A client's chart indicates anisocoria.For what should the nurse assess?

A) Difference in pupil size
B) Draining infection
C) Recent eye trauma
D) Tumor of the eyelid

Answer 2

Difference in pupil size

Question 3

The nurse reads on a client's chart that the client has exophthalmos.What assessment finding is consistent with this diagnosis?

A) Bulging eyes
B) Drooping eyelids
C) Sunken-in eyes
D) Yellow sclera

Answer 3

Bulging eyes

Question 4

The nurse enters an examination room to help with an eye examination.The client is directed toward the assessment chart shown below:

What is the provider assessing?

A) Color vision
B) Depth perception
C) Spatial perception
D) Visual acuity

Question 5

A client presents to the emergency department reporting a foreign body in the eye.For what diagnostic testing should the nurse prepare the client?

A) Corneal staining
B) Fluorescein angiography
C) Ophthalmoscopy
D) Tonometry

Question 6

A nurse who is applying eyedrops to a client holds pressure against the corner of the eye nearest the nose after instilling the drops.The client asks what the nurse is doing.What response by the nurse is best?

A) "Doing this allows time for absorption."
B) "I am keeping the drops in the eye."
C) "This prevents systemic absorption."
D) "I am stopping you from rubbing your eye."

Question 7

The nursing student studying the eye learns that which cranial nerves control its functions? (Select all that apply.)

A) II
B) III
C) VI
D) XII
E) X

Question 8

The nurse is administering eyedrops to a client with an infection in the right eye.The drops go in both eyes,and two different bottles are used to administer the drops.The nurse accidentally uses the left eye bottle for the right eye.What action by the nurse is best?

A) Inform the provider of the issue.
B) Obtain a new bottle of eyedrops.
C) Rinse the client's right eye thoroughly.
D) Wipe the left eye bottle with alcohol.

Question 9

The nurse has given a community group a presentation on eye health.Which statement by a participant indicates a need for more instruction?

A) "I always lose my sunglasses, so I don't wear them."
B) "I have diabetes and get an annual eye exam."
C) "I will not share my contact solution with others."
D) "I will wear safety glasses when I mow the lawn."

Question 10

The nursing student learns that age-related changes affect the eyes and vision.Which changes does this include? (Select all that apply.)

A) Decreased eye muscle tone
B) Development of arcus senilis
C) Increase in far point of near vision
D) Decrease in general color perception
E) Increase in point of near vision