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Davideckstein7

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on: Jun 25, 2018
A client comes into the emergency department with an eye injury after being hit with a tennis ball. Which assessment findings does the nurse anticipate?
 
  Select all that apply.
  A) Lid ecchymosis with subconjunctival hemorrhage
  B) Decreased visual acuity and a reddish tint to vision
  C) Photophobia and eye tearing
  D) Cloudy cornea
  E) Eye pain and loss of vision

Question 2

A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative from cataracts surgery. For which eye injury is this client most at risk following cataracts surgery?
 
  A) Blunt trauma
  B) Retinal detachment
  C) Perforating injury
  D) Penetrating injury


trog

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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: A, B

Blunt trauma to the eye, caused by being hit with a ball, can cause lid ecchymosis, or a black eye, and subconjunctival hemorrhage. Decreased visual acuity and a reddish tint to vision can also occur because of a hyphema or bleeding into the anterior chamber of the eye. Eye pain and loss of vision are associated with penetrating injuries to the eye. A cloudy cornea is associated with burns to the eye. Photophobia and eye tearing are seen in corneal abrasions.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B

Retinal detachment may occur after lens removal, such as after cataracts surgery. The client is not at higher risk for any of the other eye injuries.


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