The nurse is preparing to administer eye drops containing an anticholinergic preparation to a client prior to an eye examination. Before administration, the nurse explains that the eye drops will cause what pupil reaction?  brisk response  temporary fixation  constriction  dilatation

A dose of an opioid medication (45mg) and an anticholinergic medication (0.3mg) has been ordered for preoperative sedation. The opioid medication is provided in a prefilled syringe containing 50 mg/ml and the anticholenergic medication is provided in a vial containing 400 mcg/ml. What is the total volume that the nurse will inject?

Roger Forchetta, a 33-year-old male, came in to our ophthalmology office today. I last saw him 6 years ago when he had a corneal ulcer on his right eye. This is now cleared. He states that over the last few weeks, his vision is “a bit off.”      I began with a complete, interval history. He denied any specific trauma or problems with his eyes prior to this latest concern. Overall, this patient is a healthy male with an admitted diet filled with a great deal of fast food and restaurant food.      His external ocular and adnexal areas were unremarkable, free from injury or infection. The patient has a normal corneal anterior chamber and iris but with very slow dilating pupils. Ophthalmoscopy shows there is no pseudoexfoliation, but there are dense juvenile nuclear cataracts on both eyes, the right greater than the left.      I counseled him regarding cataract surgery of this right eye first, and then the left eye; the need for postop correction; a 4- to 6-week recovery time; and the type…

A client who is recovering from an appendectomy is receiving narcotics, earlier the nurse witnessed the client’s family pushing the pain pump, what should the nurse implement? A. Check client’s level of consciousness B. Instruct the family not to push the button C. Stop the client’s basal infusion D. Administer a narcotic reversal medication