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CATARACT 7.

TRUE OR FALSE: If a patient has


bilateral cataracts and needs surgery,
1. In your patient’s health history you
both eyes can be surgically treated at
read that the patient has a cataract in
the same time.
the right eye. You know that this eye
- FALSE
disorder can be best described by
8. A patient has a cataract in the left eye
which statement below?
and has decided to prolong having
- C. The development of a cataract
surgery as long as possible until her
occurs when the lens of the eye
activities of daily living are affected.
loses its transparency.
What are some measures the patient
2. What is the most common cause of
can take to help manage the cataract at
cataracts?
this time? Select all that apply:
- B. Aging
- B. Enlarging text or visual images
3. In the development of cataracts, light
with a magnifier.
is scattered and cannot travel properly
- C. Adding more light when
to the retina’s
reading.
_____________________, and this
- D. Wearing anti-glare glasses.
leads to visual impairment.
9. Your patient has several risk factors
- D. cones and rods
that increase his risk for developing
4. Which patient finding below is
cataracts. What preventive measures
associated with the development of
can you educate the patient about?
cataracts?
Select all that apply:
- C. Cloudy, hazy vision
- A. Wearing large brim hats while
5. A patient is being evaluated for
in the sun
cataracts. The doctor uses a slit-lamp
- B. Eating a diet rich in vegetables
to assess the patient’s eyes. As the
and fruits
nurse you know that this device will?
- C. Quit smoking
- C. enlarge the front area of the eye
- D. Reducing alcohol consumption
(cornea, iris, lens etc.).
- E. Managing blood glucose levels
6. Your patient is having a
- F. Scheduling regular eye exams
phacoemulsification for treatment of a
10. A patient will be having outpatient
cataract. You’re providing education
cataract surgery in 3 days. The
to the patient about the procedure.
surgeon ordered the patient to begin
Which statement by the patient
instilling two types of eye drop
demonstrates he understood the
medications 3 days prior to the
educational material provided about
surgery. You have demonstrated and
this procedure?
educated the patient on how to do this
- A. “The cloudy lens in my eye
properly. Which action by the patient
will be broken up with sound
is incorrect and requires re-education
waves and removed. Then a new
about how to instill the eye drops?
permanent lens, called an
- C. The patient waited 30 seconds
intraocular lens, will be placed in
before instilling the second eye
my eye.”
drop medication into the eye.
11. The nurse is preparing to instill eye 16. A patient is 2 hours post-op from
dilation drops to a patient prior to cataract surgery in the right eye.
cataract surgery. The nurse confirms You’re collecting vital signs and
that the operative eye is the right eye. assessing the patient. Which finding in
On assessment, the nurse notes the your patient after cataract surgery
patient has dark brown eyes and that a requires to you re-educate the patient?
cataract is present in the right eye. - A. The patient is asleep on their
Which of the following nursing right side.
actions is incorrect prior to instillation
of the eye drops?
- C. The nurse is aware that pupil
dilation effects will occur quickly
in this patient and should be
administered at a time that
correlates with the actual time of
the surgery.
12. A 68-year-old male patient is
considering cataract surgery. You’re
collecting the patient’s health and
medication history. Which medication
below on the patient’s home
medication list should the nurse notify
the doctor about?
- A. Tamsulosin
13. Prior to cataract surgery, the nurse is
ordered to administer an eye
medication that paralyzes the ciliary
muscle of the eye which results in the
loss of accommodation. Which
medication group below has this type
of mechanism of action?
- C. Cycloplegics
14. 14. A patient has arrived for a post-op
visit to the clinic after cataract surgery
in the left eye. Which statement by the
patient causes concern and requires
further investigation?
- C. “I have been experiencing
flashes of light in my left eye.”
15. Which activity below is allowed after
cataract surgery?
- C. Watching TV

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