The Nurse Is Testing the Visual Acuity of a Patient

question 21

Multiple Choice

The nurse is testing the visual acuity of a patient in the outpatient clinic.The nurse's instructions for this test include asking the patient to

• A) stand 20 feet from the wall chart.
• B) follow the examiner's finger with the eyes only.
• C) look at an object far away and then near to the eyes.
• D) look straight ahead while a light is shone into the eyes.

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