Please Read the Clinical Scenario, and Then Answer the Question

question 58

Multiple Choice

Please read the clinical scenario, and then answer the question that follow to become familiar with the traditional NCLEX question format.
You are a school nurse at a public elementary school in your town. By lunch time, you have had four students visit your office complaining of itchy, watery eyes featuring red and inflamed sclera and conjunctiva. All students had clear drainage; three of the students had it in both eyes, while the fourth only had it in one eye. They all complained that their eyes felt “glued-shut” when they awoke this morning, and one student was very sensitive to light.
-What is the most likely diagnosis based on your clinical findings?

• A)keratitis
• B)neonatal conjunctivitis
• C)bacterial conjunctivitis
• D)viral conjunctivitis
• E)The discharge must be cultured to make a diagnosis.

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