Chapter 60: Assessment of the Visual System

Monahan Phipps Medical Surgical 8th Edition By Monahan

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Chapter 60: Assessment of the Visual System

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

  1.    The purpose of aqueous humor in the anterior compartment of the eye is to:
1. Maintain the shape of the eyeball
2. Protect the eye from external irritation
3. Nourish and lubricate the lens and cornea
4. Promote transmission of visual information to the brain

 

 

ANS: 3                    PTS:   1                    DIF:   Category: Neuromuscular

TOP:  Nursing Process: Analysis/Nursing Diagnosis

MSC: Client Needs: Physiological Integrity

 

  1.    During eye examination the nurse assesses the status of the inferior oblique muscle by asking the patient to:
1. Rotate the eyes upward and toward the temporal side
2. Watch the examiner’s finger move from side to side
3. Move the eye toward the nose
4. Close the eyelids tightly

 

 

ANS: 1                    PTS:   1                    DIF:   Category: Neuromuscular

TOP:  Nursing Process: Assessment        MSC: Client Needs: Safe Effective Care Environment

 

  1.    The most likely cause of difficulty reading small print in the aging population is:
1. Myopia
2. Cataract
3. Glaucoma
4. Presbyopia

 

 

ANS: 4                    PTS:   1                    DIF:   Category: Neuromuscular

TOP:  Nursing Process: Analysis/Nursing Diagnosis

MSC: Client Needs: Physiological Integrity

 

  1.    Which finding on eye examination is considered a normal age-related change?
1. Yellow sclerae
2. Small pupil size
3. Drooping eyelids
4. Slow pupillary response

 

 

ANS: 2                    PTS:   1                    DIF:   Category: Neuromuscular

TOP:  Nursing Process: Assessment        MSC: Client Needs: Physiological Integrity

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