During the Admission Assessment, the Patient's Spouse Tells the Nurse

Multiple Choice

During the admission assessment, the patient's spouse tells the nurse that the patient has functional blindness and that the spouse has cared for the patient for many years. During the initial assessment of the patient, it is most important for the nurse to

A) obtain more information about the cause of the patient's vision loss.
B) make eye contact with the patient and ask about any need for assistance.
C) obtain information from the spouse about the patient's special needs.
D) perform an evaluation of the patient's visual acuity using a Snellen chart.