A 47-year-old female client has been scheduled to undergo surgery for removal of her gallblad-der. Preoperatively the nurse is teaching the client what to expect when she wakes up in the postanesthesia care center
The nurse tells the client that her vision may be blurry due to which of the following reasons?
1. The client's blood pressure may be high from the postoperative pain.
2. The client may be slow to arouse from the anesthesia, causing her vision to be blurred upon waking.
3. The anesthesia provider applies ointment to clients' eyes to prevent corneal dam-age.
4. The lighting in the postanesthesia area will be subdued, causing the client to have blurred vision upon waking.
ANS: 3
The anesthesia provider applies ointment to clients' eyes to prevent corneal damage. Warning clients about sensations of blurred vision will reduce their anxiety on awakening from surgery. The client's pain should be under control and therefore will not cause her blood pressure to be raised. The more subdued lighting in the postanesthesia care area should help the client's vision to focus upon coming out from under the anesthesia.
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