The nurse is preparing to assess a patient for presbyopia. Which instruction will the nurse give the patient before the test?

 A 59-year-old male patient is being evaluated for glaucoma. Which information given by the patient has implications for the patient’s treatment plan?

After a laryngectomy, a patient coughs violently during suctioning and dislodges the tracheostomy tube. Which action would the nurse take first?

A patient’s supervisor calls the ED and states that Mr. Smith, his employee, had a chemical exposure in the left eye. Which instructions should the nurse give to the supervisor?

A patient is being evaluated for a persistent rash that stretches across two adjacent dermatomes and does not cross the midline of the body. Which pharmacological therapy would the nurse expect to see in this patient’s record?

After instructing a patient in the self-administration of antibiotic eardrops, what is the nurse’s highest priority assessment?

The nurse understands the primary purpose of performing a myringotomy on a patient with recurring acute otitis media is to achieve which effect?

Which information would the nurse include when teaching a patient who has just received a prescription for ciprofloxacin (Cipro) to treat a urinary tract infection?

Nasal polyps are often associated with benign tumors

When examining the skin of an 80-year-old patient, the presence of which lesions will be of most concern to the nurse?