Author Question: A client tells the nurse that she sees a shadow that is slowing getting worse in her left eye. Which ... (Read 37 times)

ericka1 · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

A client tells the nurse that she sees a shadow that is slowing getting worse in her left eye. Which of the following should the nurse do?

1. Instruct the client to return home to rest in bed.
2. Encourage the client to continue with normal daily activities.
3. Notify an ophthalmologist.
4. Encourage fluids and normal saline eyedrops.

Question 2

A client is scheduled for a diagnostic test to assess the amount of electrical activity within each of the cerebral hemispheres. The nurse realizes that the diagnostic test this client will be having is a(n):

1. myelogram.
2. electroencephalogra m.
3. transcranial Doppler sonogram.
4. electromyogram.

blazinlyss · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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The nurse should notify an ophthalmologist with the client's symptoms. The onset of a shadow in the field of vision that will not dissipate is an indication of a detached retina. Retinal detachments rarely self-repair, and the client will need surgery. The nurse should not instruct the client to return home to rest in bed. The client should not be encouraged to continue with normal daily activities. Fluids and saline eyedrops will not help a detached retina.

Answer to Question 2

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An electroencephalogra m or EEG measures the electrical activity of the cerebral hemispheres. A myelogram is an invasive procedure used to visualize obstructions, compression, or herniated intervertebral discs. A transcranial Doppler sonogram measures the velocities of intracranial brain vessels. The electromyogram measures the electrical activity of the peripheral nerves.