When Providing Patient-Teaching Information for a Patient Who Will Be

question 28

Multiple Choice

When providing patient-teaching information for a patient who will be self-administering ear drops for an ear infection,the nurse would instruct the patient to:

• A) Tip the affected ear up, and keep it in that position for several minutes after instilling the medication.
• B) Keep the medication in the refrigerator to preserve it. Instill the medication with the affected ear tilted upward.
• C) Touch the dropper to the opening of the ear canal to ensure that the drops are correctly instilled.
• D) Warm the ear drops, and then tilt the head downward.

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