A Patient Contemplating Cataract Surgery Asks If There Are Any

question 29

Multiple Choice

A patient contemplating cataract surgery asks if there are any risk factors. What is the nurse's best response?

• A)"Blindness is a risk factor of cataract surgery."
• B)"Detached retina is a risk factor of cataract surgery."
• C)"Corneal abrasion is a risk factor of cataract surgery."
• D)"Macular degeneration is a risk factor of cataract surgery."

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Definitions:

Collective Unconscious

A concept in psychology proposed by Carl Jung, referring to the part of the unconscious mind that is derived from ancestral memory and experience and is common to all humankind.

Latent Memory Traces

Subconscious remnants of experiences that have been encoded into long-term memory but are not currently active or retrievable.

Ancestral Past

Refers to events, conditions, or genealogies related to one’s ancestors, influencing genetic traits and cultural or familial inheritances.

Oedipal Complex

A concept in psychoanalytic theory introduced by Sigmund Freud which posits a child's unconscious desire for the opposite-sex parent and jealousy toward the same-sex parent.