A Client Does Not Understand Why Vision Loss Due to Glaucoma

question 17

Multiple Choice

A client does not understand why vision loss due to glaucoma is irreversible.What explanation by the nurse is best?

• A) "Because eye pressure was too high, the tissue died."
• B) "Glaucoma always leads to permanent blindness."
• C) "The traumatic damage to your eye was too great."
• D) "The infection occurs so quickly it can't be treated."

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Definitions:

Equipotentiality Hypothesis

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Hippocampus

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Memory Function

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Hindsight Bias

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