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The nurse is reviewing routine medications taken by a patient with chronic angle-closure glaucoma. Which medication prescription should the nurse question?

The nurse is planning the discharge of a quadriplegic patient with a newly placed tracheostomy. Which of the following statements by the caregiver would alert the nurse thatfurther teaching is necessary about tracheostomy suctioning?

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?