NR 511 Week 3 Quiz - 10 out of 10 points, Quizzes of Nursing

Download NR 511 Week 3 Quiz - 10 out of 10 points and more Quizzes Nursing in PDF only on Docsity! NR 511 week 3 quiz 1. A 10-year-old presents to the office with his mother with complaints of itchy and red eyes for 1 day. He reports watery drainage in both eyes associated with constant itching. He has no fever or constitutional symptoms. The patient has a sibling that just started day care recently. Upon examination, vision is 20/20 OU with glasses. He has mild to moderate conjunctival hyperemia with bilateral preauricular lymph nodes that are inflamed. What is the most likely diagnosis? A allergic conjunctivitis B viral conjunctivitis C blepharitis D bacterial conjunctivitis 2. A 25-year-old presents with "bleeding in my eye" for 1 day. He awoke this morning with a dark area of redness in his eye. He has no visual loss or changes. He denies constitutional symptoms, pruritus, drainage, or recent trauma. The redness presents on physical exam as a dark red area in the patient's sclera of the right eve only and takes up less than 50% of the eve. The patient's remaining sclera is clear and white. He also notes he was drinking alcohol last night and vomited afterward. What is the best treatment? A cold compresses and frequent handwashing. B reassurance that this lesion will resolve without any treatment in 2 to 4 weeks. C sending the patient to the emergency department for immediate ophthalmology consult. D topical steroids and close follow-up with an ophthalmologist. 3. A 54-year-old presents to the office with a painful red eye without discharge. What is the most likely initial diagnosis? A viral conjunctivitis B bacterial conjunctivitis C allergic conjunctivitis D iritis 4. A 46-year-old is diagnosed with viral conjunctivitis. What treatment should be included? A gentamicin ophthalmic ointment B ciprofloxacin ophthalmic drops C oral erythromycin × 14 days D supportive measures and lubricant eye drops 5. An 82-year-old presents with several eye complaints. She states that her eyes are always dry and look "sunken in." What is the most likely cause? A hypothyroidism B detached retina C Cushing syndrome D normal age-related changes 6. A patient has been treated for glaucoma for five (5) years. Which of the following will provide an indication of the level of progression during the funduscopic examination for this patient? Aextraocular movements Bchecking the macula C estimating cup-to-disk ratio D verifying a red reflex 7. A 64-year-old has had a corneal infection for several weeks. He asks why the infection is still present. How do you respond? A "We can't determine the causative agent." B "Systemic antibiotics have difficulty getting to that area of the eye. C "Because the cornea doesn't have a blood supply, an infection can't be fought off as usual.