A client tells the nurse that he is having increasing difficulty seeing the print while reading a newspaper. The nurse would utilize which of the following to assess this client?
1. Snellen eye chart
2. Penlight
3. Cover-uncover test
4. Rosenbaum eye chart
4. Rosenbaum eye chart
Rationale:
The Rosenbaum eye chart is used to test for near or reading vision. The Snellen chart is used to test far or distant vision. A penlight is used to test extraoccular movements and pupillary response. The cover-uncover test is used to assess for eye muscle strength.
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A disability affects:
a. The person physically b. The person psychologically c. The person socially d. The whole person