A Client Newly Diagnosed with Open-Angle Glaucoma Has Been Prescribed

question 8

Multiple Choice

A client newly diagnosed with open-angle glaucoma has been prescribed timolol (Timoptic) .Prior to administering this medication,which condition in the client's history should the nurse immediately inform the prescriber about?

• A)Primary hypertension
• B)Deep-vein thrombosis
• C)Supraventricular tachycardia
• D)Asthma

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Definitions:

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus, triggers a conditioned response.

Conditioned Response

A learned reaction to a conditioned stimulus that occurs because of previous conditioning.

Extinction

The diminishing of a conditioned response; occurs in classical conditioning when an unconditioned stimulus (US) does not follow a conditioned stimulus (CS).

Discrimination

Unfair or prejudicial treatment of people based on differences such as race, gender, age, or sexual orientation.