Question

THE NURSE ASSESSES A CLIENTS VISUAL FIELDS WHICH ACTION DOES THE NURSE TAKE FIRST TO DETERMINE IF THE PERIPHERAL VISION IS NORMAL?

1 BRINGS A WIGGLING FINGER FROM BEHIND THE CLIENTS HEAD FORWARD

2 ASKSS THE CLIENT FOLLOW THE NURSES FINGERS IN A W SHAPED PATTERN

ASKS THE CLIENT TO LOOK UP DOWN AND SIDE TO SIDE IN THE NURSE IN THE NURSE DIRECTION

4 BRING TWO FINGERS FROM THE LEFT SIDE WHILE THE CLIENT COVERS THR RIGHT EYE

Answer 1

Peripheral vision refers to the visual capacity to see objects which are generally out of the center gaze.This can be easily assessed by asking the client to close ons eye and the examiner should move the hands from one end to other side.The client is asked to report when the see the examiner hand while moving

The other methods like W shaped movement, up and down, wiggling are not used to determine peripheral vision

Ans:Bring two fingers from the left side while the client covers the right eye