The nurse recognizes that the patient who is being evaluated for a visual impairment does not have glaucoma because the tonometry reveals an intraocular pressure of:
1. 18 mm Hg.
2. 28 mm Hg.
3. 45 mm Hg.
4. 52 mm Hg.
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The normal intraocular pressure is between 12 and 21 mm Hg. If the patient had glaucoma, the intraocular pressure would be abnormally high.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: 1162-1163
OBJ: 4 TOP: Tonometry KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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