
Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher
Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783
Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher
Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783 Exercise 12
Priority Decision: What nursing action is most important for the patient with age-related macular degeneration (AMD)?
A) Teach the patient how to use topical eyedrops for treatment of AMD.
B) Emphasize the use of vision enhancement techniques to improve what vision is present.
C) Encourage the patient to undergo laser treatment to slow the deposit of extracellular debris.
D) Explain that nothing can be done to save the patient's vision because there is no treatment for AMD.
A) Teach the patient how to use topical eyedrops for treatment of AMD.
B) Emphasize the use of vision enhancement techniques to improve what vision is present.
C) Encourage the patient to undergo laser treatment to slow the deposit of extracellular debris.
D) Explain that nothing can be done to save the patient's vision because there is no treatment for AMD.
Explanation
B. The patient with AMD can benefit from...
Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher
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