Identify the Initial Action by the Nurse That Is Most

question 24

Multiple Choice

Identify the initial action by the nurse that is most appropriate for a 10-year-old boy who is seen in the ER with a partially detached retina on the left side of the left eye after sustaining a head injury during a baseball game.

• A)Cover both eyes with a soft eye patch.
• B)Position the client on the right side with his head slightly elevated.
• C)Irrigate the left eye with a gentile stream of normal saline.
• D)Position the client on the left side with his head flat.

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