A two-year-old client is being treated at the local health clinic for diagnosis of a bacterial eye infection. He is diagnosed with conjunctivitis and requires antibiotic eyedrops. How does the nurse explain the action of the eyedrops to the parents?
a. The eyedrops are a local medication and treat the mucous membranes of the eyes without being absorbed into the entire circulation.
b. The eyedrops will help with any other infections in his body.
c. The eyedrops will have the same effect as an antibiotic taken orally.
d. The medication is prescribed in this manner because young clients do not like the taste of the oral medicines.
a. The eyedrops are a local medication and treat the mucous membranes of the eyes without being absorbed into the entire circulation.
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a. The eyedrops are a local medication and treat the mucous membranes of the eyes without being absorbed into the entire circulation.
b. The eyedrops are absorbed locally, not systemically. .
c. The eyedrops are prescribed for a local infection, not a systemic infection. .
d. It is not necessary to give a systemic antibiotic when the infection is local at the site of the eyes. .
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