The nurse is performing an admission assessment on a client with a diagnosis of detached retina. Which of the following is associated with this eye disorder?

A client who has developed impaired vision because of previously undiagnosed glaucoma asks the nurse if the lost vision will return. Which reply by the nurse is most accurate?

 A patient with Ménière’s disease is admitted with vertigo, nausea, and vomiting. Which nursing intervention will be included in the care plan?

A patient arrives in the emergency department complaining of eye itching and pain caused by sleeping with contact lenses in place. To facilitate further examination of the eye and to rule out corneal abrasion, the nurse will anticipate the need for:

When developing a teaching session on glaucoma for the community, which of the following statements would the nurse stress?

 A client having the intraocular pressure measured asks the nurse why this is necessary every year. How will the nurse respond?

An elderly client is diagnosed with chronic open-angle glaucoma and has been prescribed timolol maleate (Timoptic). The nurse assesses for which of the following possible adverse systemic responses to the drug? 

Which assessment finding would alert the nurse to possible presence of a cataract? 

 An older adult patient with presbycusis is fitted with binaural hearing aids. Which information will the nurse include when teaching the patient how to use the hearing aids?

 In order to assess the visual acuity for a patient in the outpatient clinic, the nurse will need to obtain a (an):