Nursing Assessment: Visual and Auditory Systems

The nurse is performing an eye examination on a patient and is assessing for accommodation. Which of the following actions should the nurse implement?

A. Cover one eye for 1 minute and note the pupil reaction when the cover is removed.

B. Shine a light into the patient's eye and assess the pupil response in the opposite eye.

C. Observe the pupils when the patient focuses on a distant object and then on a close object.

D. Touch the patient's pupil with a small piece of sterile cotton and watch for a blink reaction.

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