A client is recovering from surgery to repair a detached retina. For what should the nurse monitor this client?
1. A feeling that a curtain is covering the eye
2. Symptoms of dizziness
3. A feeling that the retina is detaching again
4. Severe pain
Answer: 1
1. When the retina detaches, the client has a sense that a curtain or veil has been pulled over the eye.
2. Dizziness is not a symptom of detached retina.
3. The client does not feel the retina detaching.
4. Pain does not accompany a detached retina.
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