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A Patient Has Just Arrived in the Emergency Department After

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A patient has just arrived in the emergency department after an electrical burn from exposure to a high-voltage current. What is the priority nursing assessment?


Definitions:

Accommodation

The process by which the eye changes optical power to maintain a clear image (focus) on an object as its distance varies.

Visual Acuity

The clarity or sharpness of vision, which is quantitatively measured by the ability to identify letters or numbers at a defined distance.

Astigmatism

A common imperfection in the eye's curvature causing distorted or blurred vision.

Optic Disk

The point of exit for the fibers of the optic nerve on the retina, lacking light-sensitive photoreceptor cells, thus creating the "blind spot".

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