the eyes
what systemic disease make cause nodular episcleritis
- systemic lupus - rheumatoid arthritis
a patient in the clinic where you work is considered legally blind. the nurse knows that this means the vision in his better eye, corrected by glasses is what?
20/200 or less
you are assessing visual fields on a patient newly admitted for eye surgery. the patients left eye repeatedly does not see your fingers until they have crossed the line of gaze. you would document that the patient has what?
a left temporal hemianopsia
what are you testing when you ask the patient to follow your finger or pencil as you move it in toward the bridge of the nose
convergence
the nurse observes an inward turning of the lower lid in a 77 year old patient. the nurse documents
entropion
what is a characteristic symptom of graves hyperthyroidism
exophthalmos
a patient has conjunctivitis. the nurses understand that conjunctivitis differs from conjunctival hemorrhage in that conjunctivitis
has a watery, mucoid discharge
what is vital in maintaining vision and a healthy outlook for clients
health education
the nurse is using the ophthalmoscope to examine the patients eyes. the nurse holds the scope
in the right hand for the right eye and in the left hand for the left eye
a patient complains of feeling like he is slowly losing his central vision. the nurse knows this symptom could represent
macular degeneration
when examining the eye with an ophthalmoscope, where would the nurse look to visualize the optic disc?
medially toward the nose
what are the glands that are located on the tarsal plates and open on the lid margins?
meibomian glands
You note anterior bulging of the physiologic cup when performing a funduscopic examination of your client's eyes. What would you document?
papilledema
what is the primary purpose of the health history in relation to the eyes
to identify changes
a parent is very upset because she is told her child has a refractive error. the nurse reassures the parents that refractive errors are the most common visual change in children. true or false
true
the nurse tests the 6 cardinal directions to test extra-ocular movement of the eye true or false
true
the nurse notes that the ophthalmologist suspects death of the optic nerve. when looking into the eye, the nurse would expect to see what color if the disc is dead
white
