An older patient who wears glasses is being admitted to a long-term-care facility. Which action should the nurse take when assessing the patient's visual acuity?
1. Ask the patient to wear their glasses during acuity test.
2. Ask the patient to read a newspaper out loud.
3. Allow the patient to move closer to the eye chart if needed.
4. If the patient wears glasses to eat, then glasses should be removed.
1. Ask the patient to wear their glasses during acuity test.
Explanation: 1. The older person with glasses should wear them during the vision assessment.
2. Reading a newspaper out loud is not a component of an acuity test.
3. The eye chart is placed at a specific distance from the patient and the distance should not be altered.
4. If the patient is wearing glasses, they should be worn for the assessment, regardless if the patient wears glasses to eat.
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