Hay- Ears

Question 1

When examining the eye the nurse notices the patients eyelid margins approximate completely. This assessment finding is

Answer 1

expected

Question 2

movement of extra ocular muscles is stimulated by 3 CNs

Answer 2

III
IV
VI

Question 3

The outer layer of the eye is

Answer 3

sensitive to touch

Question 4

The retina of the eye is where

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light waves are changed into nerve impulses

Question 5

What makes up the outer eye

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cornea and sclera

Question 6

stimulation of the autonomic nervous system with exam of eye

Answer 6

elevates the eyelid and dilates the pupil

Question 7

parasymptomatic nervous system causes the pupil to

Answer 7

constrict

Question 8

The muscle fibers of the iris contract the pupil in bright light to accommodate

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near vision

Question 9

The nurse is conducting a visual exam- visual pathways & fields?

Answer 9

The image formed on the retina is upside down and reversed from its actual appearance to the outside world

The left side of the brain interprets vision for the right eye

Question 10

The nurse is testing visual accommodation

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pupillary constriction when looking at a near object

Question 11

normal pupillary reflex. reflex indicates

Answer 11

constriction of both pupils to the response of bright light

Question 12

mother asks when newborn eyesight will be developed?

Answer 12

3 months of age, coordinated eye movement able to fixate on an object

Question 13

what is responsible for presbyopia (near vision)?

Answer 13

loss of lens elasticity. The lens has a hard time changing shape to accommodate for near vision.

Question 14

assess a 16 year old vision

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Suellen chart

Question 15

test for near vision

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jaeger card
newspaper test

Question 16

20/30 recorded on the snellen chart

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pt. can read 20 feet when a person with normal vision can read 30 feet

top number distance from chart
bottom number distance a normal eye can see

Question 17

pt. having a hard time with snellen

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have pt. stand closer to chart but also refer to ophthalmologist

Question 18

20/80 vision

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poor vision

20/20 perfect vision

Question 19

when to test for color vision

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4-8 years old

Question 20

The nurse is performing an eye screening with a 2 year old child. suspected lazy eye. what do you do to assess?

Answer 20

strabismus corneal light reflex test and cover test