You have four rooms to choose from for your older client to be ...

[james]

You have four rooms to choose from for your older client to be admitted this afternoon. Which room would you choose?
 
  a. A brightly lit, blue room with cozy throw rugs
  b. An orange-carpeted room with soft light-ing and yellow walls
  c. A brightly lit, blue room with an EZ-Glide wax floor
  d. A fluorescent-lighted room with green walls and a glossy, tiled floor

Question 2

A 77-year-old client being treated for glaucoma asks the nurse what causes glaucoma. The nurse's response is:
 
  a. the exact etiology of glaucoma is variable and often unknown.
  b. spasms of the orbicular muscle.
  c. changes to the suspensory ligaments, cili-ary muscles, and parasympathetic nerves.
  d. bits of broken coalesced vitreous from the peripheral or central part of the retina.

[xMRAZ]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Light colors such as red, orange, and yellow are more easily seen by aging eyes. Softer lighting will help reduce some of the glare and is also easier seen by aging eyes. Fidelity of color is less accurate with the blues, greens, and violets of the spectrum, and the slowed ability of the pupils to adjust to light makes glare a problem. Glare can come from sunlight, but a brightly waxed floor and glossy tile can also cause glare.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
The etiology of glaucoma is variable and often unknown. However, when the natural fluids of the eye are blocked by ciliary muscle rigidity and the buildup of pressure, damage to the optic nerve occurs. Spasms of the orbicular muscle can cause the lower lid to turn inward. If it stays this way, it is called entropion. The changes described contribute to decreased accommodation. Bits of coalesced vitreous that have broken off from the peripheral or central part of the retina is the definition of floaters.

[james]

Thank you

[xMRAZ]

No problemo