The Advanced Practice Nurse Is Conducting a Comprehensive Eye Examination

question 33

Multiple Choice

The advanced practice nurse is conducting a comprehensive eye examination on an 80-year-old African Canadian woman.Which of the following findings is an indication that the nurse should contact the patient's physician for further examination?

• A)A thin white ring along the margin of the iris.
• B)A black pupil.
• C)Dilated pupils.
• D)A black fundus of the eye.

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Definitions:

Silk Glands

Specialized glands found in arachnids, particularly spiders, that produce the protein fibre known as silk for web construction and other purposes.

Cephalization

The evolutionary trend towards the concentration of sensory and neural organs in the anterior (head) part of an organism.

Triploblastic

Refers to organisms that during embryonic development form three primary germ layers: the ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm, which give rise to all bodily tissues and organs.

Cell Division

The process by which a cell replicates its genetic material and divides into two or more separate cells, essential for growth, reproduction, and tissue repair.