A client has been diagnosed with cataracts. The nurse realizes ...

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A client has been diagnosed with cataracts. The nurse realizes that the only treatment for this disorder is?
 
  1. Medical management with eyedrops
  2. Surgical removal of the lens
  3. Cryopexy
  4. Phototherapy

Question 2

When utilizing the Glasgow Coma Scale during an assessment, the nurse identifies that the client is making incomprehensible sounds. This assessment finding would be included in which part of the assessment?
 
  1. Eye opening
  2. Verbal response
  3. Best motor response
  4. Mentation

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Answer to Question 1

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Surgical treatment for cataracts begins when vision is sufficiently impaired. The lens is removed and the replacement artificial intraocular lens is put in place. Cataracts cannot be treated with medication alone. Cryopexy and phototherapy are not used to treat cataracts.

Answer to Question 2

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The assessment finding of incomprehensible sounds would be documented within the verbal response section of the Glasgow Coma Scale. Eye opening would assess if the client opens the eyes in response to stimuli. Best motor response would assess the stimuli needed to have the client move an extremity or body part. Mentation is not a category within the Glasgow Coma Scale.

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