The nurse at the eye clinic made a follow-up telephone call to a patient who underwent cataract extraction and intraocular lens implantation the previous day. Which information is the priority to communicate to the health care provider?
a. The patient has questions about the ordered eye drops.
b. The patient has eye pain rated at a 5 (on a 0 to 10 scale).
c. The patient has poor depth perception when wearing an eye patch.
d. The patient complains that the vision has not improved very much.
ANS: B
Postoperative cataract surgery patients usually experience little or no pain, so pain at a level 5 on a 10-point pain scale may indicate complications such as hemorrhage, infection, or increased intraocular pressure. The other information given by the patient indicates a need for patient teaching but does not indicate that complications of the surgery may be occurring.
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