NCLEX-RN® Question of the Day: Outer canthus

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Sharpen your nursing skills with this interactive NCLEX question on identifying eye anatomy, specifically the outer canthus, crucial for conjunctivitis assessment.

The nurse is caring for a patient with suspected conjunctivitis. Identify the outer canthus in the image.

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The correct answer to today’s NCLEX-RN® Question is…

Major Takeaway

Locating the anatomical landmarks of the eyes and surrounding tissue will help guide the nurse’s assessment. The landmarks include the upper and lower eyelids, eyebrows, inner canthus, outer canthus, pupil, lacrimal sac, conjunctival sac, and iris.

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Author/Reviewer Paige Randall, PhD, MS, RN, CEN, CNE, has been a Registered Nurse for more than a decade and has a clinical background in cardiac, emergency nursing, and nursing education Elizabeth Lucas, EdD, RN, CNE, has been a Registered Nurse since 2008 with a clinical background in oncology working in a Medical Oncology Unit, a Critical Care Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, and a Hematology/Oncology Clinic.