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The nurse is caring for multiple older adult clients with age-related visual changes. Which intervention should the nurse implement?
- A. Provide reading materials with boldface, normal-sized font.
- B. Lower the intensity of reading lamps to prevent glare.
- C. Provide the clients with a magnifying device for reading.
- D. Give clients printed materials that use similar, blended colors.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The nurse should provide a magnifying device for reading to enlarge words, making them easier to read. Normal-sized fonts, low-intensity lamps, and blended colors are less effective for visual changes.
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The client is scheduled for ear surgery. Which statement indicates the client needs more preoperative teaching concerning the surgery?
- A. If I have to sneeze or blow my nose, I will do it with my mouth open.
- B. I may get dizzy after the surgery, so I must be careful when walking.
- C. I will probably have some hearing loss after surgery, but hearing will return.
- D. I can shampoo my hair the day after surgery as long as I am careful.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Shampooing the day after ear surgery risks water entry and infection; typically, hair washing is delayed. Open-mouth sneezing, dizziness, and temporary hearing loss are correct.
A 50-year-old client is admitted with the diagnosis of open-angle glaucoma. Which of the following symptoms would the nurse expect the client to have?
- A. Severe eye pain
- B. Constant blurred vision
- C. Severe headaches, nausea, and vomiting
- D. Reports of seeing halos around objects
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Open-angle glaucoma is characterized by halos around objects due to increased intraocular pressure, not severe pain or headaches.
The client with a retinal detachment has just undergone a gas tamponade repair. Which discharge instruction should the nurse include in the teaching?
- A. The client must lie flat with the face down.
- B. The head of the bed must be elevated 45 degrees.
- C. The client should wear sunglasses when outside.
- D. The client should avoid reading for three (3) weeks.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Face-down positioning maintains gas tamponade pressure on the retina, aiding reattachment. Elevation, sunglasses, and reading restrictions are secondary or incorrect.
The nurse is assessing the client receiving brimonidine eye drops. Which assessment findings will the nurse recognize as known side effects of brimonidine? Select all that apply.
- A. Blurred vision
- B. Ocular itching
- C. Ocular stinging
- D. Hearing loss
- E. Conjunctivitis
Correct Answer: A,B,C,E
Rationale: Brimonidine (Alphagan) is an alpha-2 adrenergic agonist; the nurse should recognize blurred vision, ocular itching, ocular stinging, and conjunctivitis as side effects of brimonidine. Hearing loss is not a side effect of brimonidine.
How should a nurse walk a client who is blind?
- A. Stand slightly behind the client and tell her when to turn
- B. Stand slightly behind and to the side of the client and guide her by holding her hand
- C. Walk slightly ahead with the client's arm inside the nurse's arm
- D. Walk beside the client and gently guide her by grasping her elbow
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Walking slightly ahead with the client's arm inside the nurse's arm provides guidance and safety for a blind client.