A patient who has a history of dry eye syndrome says, "My eyes don't bother me as long as I put artificial tears in about every 4 hours while I am awake.". How should the nurse respond?
1. "You should not use artificial tears that often.".
2. "Try to lengthen the time to at least 6 hours between instillations.".
3. "If this schedule is giving you relief, try to follow it consistently every day.".
4. "Try using the drops every 2 hours and see if your eyes feel better.".
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Rationale 1: Artificial tears can be used many times a day.
Rationale 2: There is no reason for the patient to try to lengthen the time between instillations.
Rationale 3: If using artificial tears multiple times a day provides relief, the patient should be instructed to use the tears the same number of times each day.
Rationale 4: The patient has gotten relief by instilling drops every 4 hours, so there is no reason to increase this frequency.
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