The nurse is admitting a client for surgery who has functional blindness for several years and is cared for by the client's spouse. Which of the following actions is most important to implement during the initial assessment?
A)Obtain more information about the cause of the client's vision loss.
B)Obtain information from the spouse about the client's special needs.
C)Make eye contact with the client and ask about any need for assistance.
D)Perform an evaluation of the client's visual acuity using a Snellen chart.

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Making eye contact with a partially sighted client allows the client to hear the nurse more easily and allows the nurse to assess the client's facial expressions. The client (rather than the spouse) should be asked about any need for assistance. The information about the cause of the vision loss and assessment of the client's visual acuity are not priorities during the initial assessment.

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