On Inspection of the External Eye Structures of an African-American

question 48

Multiple Choice

On inspection of the external eye structures of an African-American patient, the nurse notices the sclerae are not white, but appear a darker shade with tiny black dots of pigmentation near the limbus. How does the nurse document this finding?

• A) As an indication of a type of anemia
• B) As a hordeolum or sty
• C) As jaundice
• D) As an expected racial variation

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Definitions:

Maladaptive Coping

Unhealthy ways of dealing with stress, emotions, or problems that can exacerbate the situation or cause additional issues.

Ego Identity

A sense of one's identity and personal worth developed during adolescence, as conceptualized by Erik Erikson.

Ego

The part of the psyche that mediates between the desires of the id, demands of the reality, and the moral standards of the superego in psychoanalytic theory.

Id

In Freudian psychoanalysis, the part of the mind that contains innate biological drives and instincts; operates based on the pleasure principle.