The nurse is assisting with applanation tonometry on a patient at the ophthalmologist's office. The results indicate the patient's reading to be 15 mm Hg. The nurse interprets this result as _____ IOP
a. decreased
b. normal
c. slightly increased
d. severely increased
ANS: B
Normal IOP using an applanation tonometer is 10 to 21 mm Hg.
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