The initial action of the nurse should be noting the time of the day the test was done. The result would depend largely on the time of the test and the position of the client during the test.
If it was done in the morning, it shows that there is no problem with the client’s intra-ocular pressure because normal IOP in the morning is between 10-21mmHg and higher. Moreover, a flat position could also result to increase eye pressure.
The structure that forms cranial nerve I is the olfactory nerves while forming the 2nd is the optic nerve. Together with retina and olfactory epithelium, all of them are considered part of the Central Nervous System — wherein they synapse directly to the brain without the aid of any ganglia.
