The nurse is assessing an older client during. In order to determine whether the client experiences presbyopia, the nurse should:
1. use an ophthalmoscope to visualize the retina.
2. ask the client to describe the tree outside the window.
3. ask the client to read from a paper.
4. test the client's hearing.
Answer: 3
1. Examining the retina will not assess presbyopia.
2. Describing the tree outside the window is testing far vision.
3. Due to a less elastic lens, the older client's near vision will be affected and can be tested using an eye chart or by asking to read.
4. Presbyopia affects the eyes, not the ears.
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