The nurse is triaging clients in the emergency department. Which clients require immediate attention by an ophthalmologist?
a. Older client with an intraocular pressure (IOP) of 15
b. Confused client in need of an ophthal-moscopic examination
c. Young client with dry drainage from one eye
d. Middle-aged client with recent onset of eye pain
D
A client with abrupt onset of eye pain should be the priority because of possible underlying pa-thology causing the symptom. An IOP of 15 is within the normal range (10 to 21); therefore the client does not need to be seen by an eye doctor. If a client is confused, the ophthalmoscopic examination must be rescheduled because it would not be safe to perform the examination at this time. Drainage from an eye indicates possible infection, but this would not be the first client to be seen.
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