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crazycityslicker · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

The nurse performing an eye examination will document normal findings for accommodation when

a. shining a light into the patient's eye causes pupil constriction in the opposite eye.
b. a blink reaction follows touching the patient's pupil with a piece of sterile cotton.
c. covering one eye for 1 minute and noting pupil constriction as the cover is removed.
d. the pupils constrict while fixating on an object being moved closer to the patient's eyes.

Question 2

The nurse is providing health promotion teaching to a group of older adults. Which information will the nurse include when teaching about routine glaucoma testing?

a. A Tono-pen will be applied to the surface of the eye.
b. The test involves reading a Snellen chart from 20 feet.
c. Medications will be used to dilate the pupils for the test.
d. The examination involves checking the pupil's reaction to light.

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

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Accommodation is defined as the ability of the lens to adjust to various distances. The pupils constrict while fixating on an object being moved far away to near the eyes. The other responses may also be elicited as part of the eye examination, but they do not indicate accommodation.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
Glaucoma is caused by an increase in intraocular pressure, which would be measured using the Tono-pen. The other techniques are used in testing for other eye disorders.