The nurse gives the patient the following instructions: "Focus on my pencil and follow it as I move it away from you and then back toward you." The nurse is assessing the

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By having the patient focus on and follow the pencil as it moves, the nurse is testing the patient's accommodation response, which is the ability of the eyes to adjust focus from far to near objects.

The Nurse Gives the Patient the Following Instructions: "Focus on My