The client comes to the emergency department with periorbital ecchymosis of the right eye. The nurse should first do which of the following?
A. Apply an ice pack.
B. Patch the eye to prevent eye movement.
C. Assess the client's vision in both eyes.
D. Irrigate the affected eye with normal saline.
C
Whenever the eye or surrounding tissue is injured, visual acuity is assessed before any treatment is initiated.
You might also like to view...
While reviewing the following diagnostic findings on a group of patients with joint complaints, which finding would be a priority for further investigation and possible medical intervention?
A) A male client has elevated levels of serum uric acid but lacks symptoms. B) Synovial fluid aspiration indicates the presence of monosodium urate crystals. C) A man reveals that he eats organ meat two to three times weekly. D) A 55-year-old male reveals that it takes a day or two for oral colchicines to relive his attacks of gout.
A nurse is doing preoperative and postoperative teaching with a client who is undergoing cataract surgery. What is an important teaching point the nurse should teach the client about?
A) Feelings of depression B) Increased urine output C) Eat soft, easily chewed food until healing is complete D) Development of a "black" eye
Which of these terms is synonymous with paradigm?
a. Empiricism b. Worldview c. Holism d. Viewpoint
Which nursing intervention is most helpful to parents of a neonate with bilateral cleft lip?
a. Assure the parents that the correction will be immediate and uncomplicated. b. Show the parents "before-and-after" pictures of an infant whose cleft lip has been successfully repaired. c. Teach the parents about long-term enteral feedings. d. Refer the parents to a community agency that addresses this problem.