2024 PN NCLEX Questions Nursing Practice Question
A nurse reviewing a client's record notes that the result of the client's latest Snellen chart vision test was 20/80. The nurse interprets the client's results in which way?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: A Snellen chart test result of 20/80 indicates that the client can see at 20 feet what a person with normal vision can see at 80 feet. This means the client has reduced vision clarity.
Option A is incorrect; legal blindness is defined as 20/200 vision or worse in the better eye. Option B is also incorrect, as normal vision is typically 20/20. Option C misinterprets the fraction; it suggests the client sees better than they do. Therefore, understanding the Snellen fraction clarifies that option D accurately describes the client's vision impairment.