What changes in using the ophthalmoscope would the nurse need to make when inspecting the eye of a client who is nearsighted?

a. Holding the ophthalmoscope in the right hand when inspecting the client's right eye
b. Using the grid light of the lens aperture to visualize the internal structures of the eye
c. Rotating the diopter to the red numbers (minus)
d. Asking the client to look directly into the ophthalmoscope light


ANS: C

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