During Assessment of an Older Adult,which Finding Does the Nurse

question 20

Multiple Choice

During assessment of an older adult,which finding does the nurse immediately report to the health care provider?

• A) Yellowing or bluing of the sclera
• B) Lack of discrimination between green and violet
• C) An opaque, bluish-white ring within the outer edge of the cornea
• D) Pupil constriction in response to light occurring in 2 seconds

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Definitions:

3rd Quartile

A value below which 75% of the data points in a dataset fall.

Negatively Skewed Distribution

A probability distribution that is characterized by a long tail on the left side, indicating that the bulk of the values are concentrated to the right.

Smallest Observation

The lowest value recorded in a data set.

1st Quartile

The value below which 25% of the data points in a dataset fall, indicating the lower quarter of the data.