The Nurse Is Assisting with Applanation Tonometry on a Patient

question 7

Multiple Choice

The nurse is assisting with applanation tonometry on a patient at the ophthalmologist's office.The results indicate the patient's reading to be 15 mm Hg.The nurse interprets this result as _____ IOP.

• A) decreased
• B) normal
• C) slightly increased
• D) severely increased

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Definitions:

Master Control Relay

A relay used within a control system to switch the operational mode of the system, often used to start or stop processes.

Main Program

The primary and central part of a software application or system that coordinates all operations and processes.

Subroutine Completion

The point at which a subroutine (a sequence of program instructions) has finished executing all its tasks.

RET Instruction

A command in computer programming that signifies the end of a subroutine, causing the program to return to the calling procedure.