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The nurse enters an examination room to help with an eye assessment. The client is directed toward the chart shown below:What is the primary health care provider assessing?

A client is returned to the medical-surgical unit immediately after tympanoplasty. How will the nurse position the client?

Which genetic disorder will the nurse recognize as being a high risk factor for a hearing loss in adulthood?

Which assessment factor would the nurse recognize as having the greatest impact on an adult client’s risk for developing open-angle glaucoma?

Which action is the highest priority for the nurse to include when teaching a client with tuberculosis about the prescribed first-line drug therapy regimen?

Which assessment data would the nurse recognize as placing a 66-year-old client at the highest risk for cataract development?

A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing excessive diarrhea. The client’s arterial blood gas values are pH 7.18, PaO2 98 mm Hg, PaCO2 45 mm Hg, and HCO3– 16 mEq/L (16 mmol/L). Which primary health care provider order does the nurse expect to receive?

The nurse is assessing a client with recent changes in hearing. After taking a medication history, which drug does the nurse identify as a possible cause of the client’s hearing change? (Select all that apply.)

When teaching a client diagnosed with a peritonsillar abscess which self-care action should be prioritized by the nurse?

This disorder is most often due to falls. The elderly and females are especially at risk.