Which Assessment Information Obtained by the Nurse When Performing an Eye

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which assessment information obtained by the nurse when performing an eye examination for a 68-year-old patient indicates that more extensive examination of the eyes is needed?

• A) The patient has persistent photophobia.
• B) The sclerae are light yellow.
• C) The pupil recovers slowly after being stimulated by a penlight.
• D) There is a whitish gray ring encircling the periphery of the iris.

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Definitions:

Margin of Error

An expression of the amount of random sampling error in a survey's results, indicating a range within which the true value lies at a certain confidence level.

Probability

The extent to which an event is likely to occur, measured by the ratio of the favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible.

Confidence Interval

A range of values, derived from sample statistics, that is believed to contain the true value of an unknown population parameter with a certain degree of confidence.

Standard Deviation

A statistic that measures the dispersion or spread of a set of data points relative to its mean.