How should the nurse assess a patient's pupillary response to accommodation?

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The correct method for assessing a patient's pupillary response to accommodation is to ask the patient to focus on an object at 60 to 90 cm, and then to focus on the object at 7 to 8 cm. This will cause the pupils to constrict and dilate, which allows the nurse to assess the pupillary response to accommodation. Option A is incorrect because shining a light into the patient's eye will measure the pupillary response to light, not accommodation. Option B is incorrect because covering one eye and then removing the cover is a test for the pupillary light reflex, not the response to accommodation. Option C is incorrect because touching the cornea could damage the eye and is not a valid method of assessing pupillary response to accommodation.

How Should the Nurse Assess a Patient's Pupillary Response to Accommodation