During an assessment, the nurse covers the client’s right eye and then observes a shift in the client’s gaze after the eye is uncovered. Which conclusion should the nurse make about the results of the test?

A resident of a long-term care facility tells the nurse, “I’m having a hard time hearing people talk and can’t understand the voices on TV.” Which action is most appropriate?

The client’s daughter tells the nurse of frustration while corrununicating with her elderly mother who wears hearing aids. Which intervention should the nurse suggest to the client’s daughter?

The client has a hearing loss from a possible acoustic neuroma. The nurse should prepare the client for which diagnostic test to confirm the presence of a tumor?

The client receives a prescription for sodium fluoride for otosclerosis and asks the nurse, “What will this medication do for my ears?” Which response by the nurse is correct?

The nurse is reviewing the medication list of the client with Méniére’s disease. Which medication was likely prescribed for treating the client’s vertigo?

The nurse is planning the care of the client with Meniere’s disease. With which member of the interdisciplinary team should the nurse expect a consultation?

The client has an hordeolum of the left eye, which is painful. Which intervention, if prescribed, should the nurse implement?

The nurse is caring for multiple older adult clients with age-related visual changes. Which intervention should the nurse implement?

The nurse is caring for the client who has a visual deficit. Which approach should the nurse use?

The client with diminished sight has problems with the glare from light. Which recommendation should the nurse make?

The client tells the nurse about being diagnosed with “wet type” macular degeneration. Which finding should the nurse expect to observe when examining the client’s eyes using an ophthalmoscope?

The client recently diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in both eyes returns to the clinic for a follow-up appointment. Which assessment will the nurse be certain to include during the visit?

The nurse reviews the chart of the client diagnosed with closed-angle glaucoma. Which documented finding should the nurse question with the HCP?

The client is receiving treatment with gentamicin ophthalmic solution for bacterial conjunctivitis. Which symptom, described by the client, indicates that the medication is ineffective?

The client recently diagnosed with glaucoma tells the nurse, “I’m having difficulty remembering to insert my eye drops. I don’t have any pain or vision changes when I forget them.” Which statement is the best response?

The nurse is concerned that the client in a long-term care facility is experiencing retinal detachment. Which intervention should the nurse implement first?

The nurse speaks with the client who recently learned that cataracts are developing in both of the client’s eyes. Which statement made by the client should the nurse correct?

The client with glaucoma is prescribed pilocarpine hydrochloride 1% eye drops to both eyes four times per day. The nurse knows that this medication has which expected action?

The nurse is teaching the client who has otitis media. To reduce the risk of recurrent otitis media, which vaccine should the nurse recommend?

The nurse telephones the client 1 day post—cataract surgery. Which client statement necessitates an evaluation by an ophthalmologist?

The client is one day post—surgical repair of a retinal detachment. Which assessment finding is most important for the nurse to report immediately to the HCP because it indicates a significant complication?

The client tells the nurse, “I have something under my upper eyelid and don’t recall how it happened.” The client has no eye redness or pain and no changes in vision. Which intervention should the nurse implement?

The nurse is reviewing the new nurse’s discharge instructions for the client following outpatient cataract surgery. Which statement should the experienced nurse remove from the discharge instructions?

The client’s eyes, tested with the use of a Snellen chart, show 20/40 vision in the right eye and 20/30 in the left eye. How should the nurse interpret these results?

The 60-year-old client notices a gradual decline in visual acuity and asks if it could be from a cataract. Which question will help determine whether a cataract is developing?

The nurse is teaching the client with open-angle glaucoma. Which instruction should the nurse include?