A patient with poor vision is ready to be discharged. The nurse is educating the patient and family regarding ways to improve vision. The nurse teaches the patient and family to avoid reading materials with shiny surfaces
The rationale for this intervention is that: A. glare causes headaches.
B. glare will reduce visual acuity.
C. shiny surfaces reflect damaging rays.
D. too much light is damaging to the eyes.
B
When a patient ages, the pupil loses the ability to adjust to light. Therefore reducing the amount of bright light in the patient's environment will assist vision. Reduce glare by eliminating waxed floors and shiny surfaces exposed to bright sunlight, tint glass, install sheer curtains over win-dows, and use soft and diffused lighting.
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a. Cannot accept mental health patients who are Medicare beneficiaries. b. Can care for only Medicaid and not Med-icare beneficiaries. c. Has not met the standards set by the CMS as determined by an external review panel. d. Has been reviewed and accredited by the AOA, which is a deeming authority for CMS.
Health promotion plans must take into account the environmental influences on health, including:
a. physical, cultural, spiritual, social, economic, and developmental. b. physical, cultural, holistic, spiritual, and developmental. c. cultural, spiritual, social, holistic, and developmental. d. cultural, social, psychological, and developmental.
A medication that causes tissue necrosis upon infiltration
Match the definition of listed terms. a. Isotonic solution b. Tonicity c. Vesicant
The nurse is educating a patient with a hiatal hernia. Which statement indicates that the patient understands the nurse's teaching?
a. "I should avoid tea and chocolate." b. "I should wear an abdominal binder for added support. c. "I should sleep flat on a single pillow." d. "I should not eat within an hour of going to bed."