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A patient with a sore throat is complaining of trouble with hearing. The nurse realizes that this patient might be experiencing:
 
  1. a sinus infection.
  2. a middle ear infection.
  3. infected tonsils.
  4. an inner ear infection.

Question 2

When performing the cover test, the nurse notes that a patient's left eye deviates inward when focusing on an object. What should this finding suggest to the nurse?
 
  1. presbyopia
  2. hyperopia
  3. weakness
  4. myopia

Question 3

The patient assessment reveals absence of the fovea centralis. The next examination that may be anticipated by the nurse would be:
 
  1. inspection of the red reflex.
  2. inspection of the retina.
  3. inspection of the macula.
  4. inspection of the optic disc.

Question 4

A patient who is using atropine eyedrops is found to have a poor consensual light response. The nurse recognizes that this finding is considered:
 
  1. abnormal and should be reported to the physician.
  2. normal because of the eyedrops.
  3. evidence of retinal degeneration.
  4. evidence of optic nerve damage.

Question 5

A patient is found to need corrective lenses. Which diagnostic test was most likely used to determine this finding?
 
  1. computed tomography (CT) scan
  2. tonometry
  3. refractometry
  4. response to atropine eye drops

Question 6

The nurse is assessing a patient's visual fields by covering the right eye with an opaque covering. The nurse should then perform which action?
 
  1. cover own right eye
  2. cover own left eye
  3. keep both eyes uncovered
  4. turn the lights on in the room before conducting this examination

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