NURS 620 EXAM 1 STUDY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY
Acutely presenting erythematous, tender lump within the eyelid is called?
✔✔Hordeolum
Patient is complaining of red eye, clinician suspects conjunctivitis, the
presence of mucopurulent discharge suggests which type of
conjunctivitis?
✔✔bacterial conjunctivitis
Which subtype of cataracts is characterized by significant
nearsightedness and a slow indolent course?
✔✔Nuclear cataracts
Which statement is true about the use of bilberry as a complementary
therapy for cataracts?
✔✔Bilberry boosts oxygen and blood delivery to the eye
Which statement is true regarding the diagnosis of chronic open angle
glaucoma?
✔✔Physical diagnosis relies on gonioscopic evaluation of the angle by an
opthalmologist
Acute-angle closure glaucoma involves a sudden severe rise in intraocular
pressure, which range represents normal intraocular pressure?
✔✔8-21 mmHg