A Client Is Using an Ophthalmic Preparation of Gentamicin (Garamycin)for

question 3

Multiple Choice

A client is using an ophthalmic preparation of gentamicin (Garamycin) for an eye infection.The nurse would teach the client to minimize the risk of systemic absorption by doing which of the following?

• A) Close the eyelid and roll the eye upward and downward
• B) Look back and forth with the eye open
• C) Blink several times quickly
• D) Apply pressure to the inside corner of the eye

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