NR 509 MIDTERM EXAM STUDY QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS CHAMBERLAIN UNIVERSITY
A patient is unable to read even the largest letters on the Snellen chart. The
FNP should take which action next
Correct Answer -Shorten the distance between the patient and the chart
until it is seen and record that distance
A patient's vision is reported as 20/80 in each eye. The FNP interprets this
finding to mean that
Correct Answer -The patient has poor vision
When performing the corneal light reflex assessment, the FNP notes that
the light is reflected at 2
o'clock in each eye. The FNP should
Correct Answer -Consider this a normal finding
The FNP is performing the diagnostic positions test. Normal findings
would be which of these
results?
Correct Answer -Parallel movement of both eyes
During an assessment of the sclera of an African-American patient, the
FNP would consider
which of these an expected finding?
Correct Answer -The presence of small brown macules on the sclera
A 60-year-old man is at the clinic for an examination. The FNP suspects
that he has ptosis of one