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mia

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A client is receiving verteporfin treatment for macular degeneration. The nurse should instruct the client in which of the following after the procedure?
 
  1. Flush the eyes with warm water twice a day
   2. Use artificial tears to keep the eyes moist
   3. Avoid sunlight or bright indoor light for 5 days after treatment
   4. Do not lift heavy objects for 2 weeks after the treatment

Question 2

Your client is in the hospital recovering from surgery and is in pain. The client's room is near your busy nurses' station, and the client has a talkative roommate.
 
  It is difficult for your client to concentrate to learn how to change the surgical dressing. What is your client most likely experiencing?
  1. sensory deprivation
  2. impaired verbal communication
  3. risk for injury
  4. sensory overload


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Reply #1 on: Jul 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

3. Avoid sunlight or bright indoor light for 5 days after treatment

Rationale:
One treatment for macular degeneration is the use of verteporfin, a drug that tends to adhere to the surface of new blood vessels. This medication is injected systemically. Light is then shined into the affected eye, activating the drug and destroying new blood vessels. This treatment is relatively fast and painless, but does require avoidance of exposure to direct sunlight or bright indoor light for 5 days following treatment. Therefore, the nurse should instruct the client to avoid sunlight. Flushing the eyes with warm water, using artificial tears, or not lifting heavy objects for 2 weeks after treatment are not indicated for the verteporfin treatment.

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ANS: 4


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Reply #2 on: Jul 22, 2018
Both answers were spot on, thank you once again


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Reply #3 on: Jul 22, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


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