A nurse shines a light in the right pupil to test constriction and notices that the left pupil constricts as well. Based on these data, the nurse should take what action?

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This is a description of expected consensual reaction. This is a description of an expected finding-consensual reaction. Accommodation is not assessed in response to consensual reaction; it tests the function of the oculomotor cranial nerve (CN III). This item describes a consensual reaction rather than a corneal light reflex.

A Nurse Shines a Light in the Right Pupil to Test