The nurse is assessing a patient's eyes for the accommodation response and would expect to see which normal finding?
a. Dilation of the pupils
b. Consensual light reflex
c. Conjugate movement of the eyes
d. Convergence of the axes of the eyes
ANS: D
The accommodation reaction includes pupillary constriction and convergence of the axes of the eyes. The other responses are not correct.
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