SECCIÓN 2: VOCABULARIO

A client is to be treated with a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor as a means to decrease intraocular pressure. What priority instruction should be included in the nurse’s teaching plan?

A patient who weighs 220 lb is prescribed 20 mg/kg of ethambutol (EMB). The ethambutol tablets available 400 mg/scored tablet. How many tablets will you give?

An LPN is preparing to provide pilocarpine HCl ophthalmic solution. Place the steps of medication delivery in the proper order.

A patient who has been on antibiotic therapy for 3 weeks has a cottage cheese–like coating on the teeth, gums, and roof of the mouth. What your best action?

A patient who has been prescribed timolol (Timoptic) for the last month reports that his asthma is worse. What is your best response?

The LPN is working with the mother of a 10-year-old patient diagnosed with conjunctivitis. The nurse would determine teaching was effective by which of the following statements? (Select all that apply).

Which statement regarding primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is true?

Which safety precaution should you teach a patient who is prescribed eye drops or eye ointment?

Which assessment is most important to perform before instilling latanoprost (Xalatan) into a patient’s eyes?