What Is an Appropriate Nursing Action to Implement When Performing

question 35

Multiple Choice

What is an appropriate nursing action to implement when performing eye irrigation?

• A) Ask the patient to tip up her head and run the irrigation fluid over her open eye.
• B) Direct the irrigating fluid from the inner canthus to the outer canthus.
• C) Not allow the patient to blink.
• D) Place the irrigating syringe directly onto the corner of the eye and allow the fluid to move across the eye.

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