A client's wound is being debrided by letting a wet-to-dry dressing that is packed into the wound dry. This type of debridement is called:
1. autolytic debridement.
2. enzymatic debridement.
3. mechanical debridement.
4. sharp debridement.
Question 2A client is experiencing a loss of central vision but not a loss of peripheral vision. The nurse realizes the client should be evaluated for:
1. detached retina syndrome.
2. nystagmus.
3. macular degeneration.
4. conjunctivitis.
Question 3A client tells the nurse that she sees a shadow that is slowing getting worse in her left eye. Which of the following should the nurse do?
1. Instruct the client to return home to rest in bed.
2. Encourage the client to continue with normal daily activities.
3. Notify an ophthalmologist.
4. Encourage fluids and normal saline eyedrops.
Question 4A client is scheduled for a diagnostic test to assess the amount of electrical activity within each of the cerebral hemispheres. The nurse realizes that the diagnostic test this client will be having is a(n):
1. myelogram.
2. electroencephalogram.
3. transcranial Doppler sonogram.
4. electromyogram.
Question 5A client is experiencing little flashes of lights and things floating in the visual field. The nurse suspects:
1. cataracts.
2. glaucoma.
3. conjunctivitis.
4. retinal detachment.