CONCEPT 1- VISUAL ACUITY TEST This concept is taken from the Advanced Health Assessment Block 3 Module 3 entitled as Head and Neck Assessment. The human eye is said to be the world’s most complex camera. It is connected to the body’s computer namely, the brain which is itself made up …show more content…
It is my responsibility to health educate my clients and create awareness in them about the importance of visual acuity test in preventing vision damage. Presently it is being advocated in my establishment that eye screening exercise should come up once every year for members of staff, the community & clients in order to discover those with vision impairment and to give appropriate treatment. In my current job, visual acuity test is a routine test being carried out for every patient who attends the ophthalmology clinic before proceeding to see the ophthalmologist. The test is being carried out by the nursing staff and it is to know how far and well the patient can see. As a nurse, this test is carried out to know those patients with vision impairment. It is important to note that as a health care provider, my responsibility is to promote, prevent, restore health and alleviate suffering. Visual acuity test is one of the eye test to detect vision impairment and appropriate treatment given so as to prevent