A client presents to the emergency department reporting a foreign body in the eye. For what diagnostic testing should the nurse prepare the client?
a. Corneal staining
b. Fluorescein angiography
c. Ophthalmoscopy
d. Tonometry
ANS: A
Corneal staining is used when the possibility of eye trauma exists, including a foreign body. Fluorescein angiography is used to assess problems of retinal circulation. Ophthalmoscopy looks at both internal and external eye structures. Tonometry tests the intraocular pressure.
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