Which of the following instructions should be provided to a client recovering from cataract surgery?
1. Avoid rubbing the eye.
2. Phone the physician with any signs of eye drainage.
3. Healing will be complete in 2 weeks.
4. Wear the eye patch the day of surgery only.
1. Avoid rubbing the eye.
Rationale:
The nurse should instruct the client to avoid rubbing the eye. The client may experience mild to moderate discomfort and some fluid discharge, which will subside within 1x2 days, but the physician does not need to be phoned. The client should wear eye protection as ordered and not just on the day of surgery. Healing will be complete within 7x8 weeks.
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