A patient in the emergency department complains of severe pain in his eye and is seeing halos around lights and feeling nauseous. Which diagnosis should the nurse suspect?
a. Open-angle glaucoma
b. Angle-closure glaucoma
c. Cataracts
d. Retinal detachment
B
Sudden onset of acute eye pain with nausea and vomiting and halos around lights are all symp-toms of angle-closure glaucoma. The acute pain is caused by sudden blockage of the fluid chan-nels in the eye.
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1. Is taking any antihypertensive medications. 2. Has an allergy to iodine or shellfish. 3. Is pregnant. 4. Has any metal implants.
The nurse is examining an adult female and notes thick, coarse pubic hair covering the pubis and extending to the thighs. The nurse would correctly choose which of the following actions?
1. Ask the client if she has started menstruation. 2. Report the findings to the healthcare provider. 3. Document the findings as normal. 4. Ask the client if she is sexually active.
What term describes a nurse who is sensitive to the patient's feelings but remains objective enough to help the patient achieve positive outcomes?
A) competent B) caring C) honest D) empathic
Locsin asserts the entirety of nursing is to direct, focus, attain, sustain, and maintain the person
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.