Catalog 2014-2015

Practical Nursing

Essential Function: Visual

Visual ability sufficient for observation and assessment necessary in nursing care.

Examples:

  • Observing patient responses such as respiratory rate and depth, skin color, and other physical signs.
  • Seeing and reading monitors, watches with second hands, medication labels and vials, and increments on a medication syringe.
  • Seeing objects from 20 inches to 20 feet away.
  • Using depth perception and peripheral vision.
  • Distinguishing colors.
  • Reading written documents.