A 75-year-old patient complains that his vision continues to get worse every year. How should the nurse respond to this patient's complaint?
1. "I certainly understand your frustration."
2. "The problems you are experiencing are likely the early stages of glaucoma."
3. "The visual problems you are reporting become increasingly common after age 70."
4. "Maybe you have a medical problem that may be causing these drastic visual problems."
3. "The visual problems you are reporting become increasingly common after age 70."
Explanation: 1. Telling the patient that you understand does not foster empathy or provide adequate information.
2. Glaucoma results when there is an increase in ocular pressure as a result of buildup of aqueous humor.
3. Visual acuity tends to diminish gradually after the age of 50 and then more rapidly after the age of 70.
4. There are no indications that the patient has a medical problem from the information provided.
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