The student nurse asks if it matters whether a healthy eye or a diseased eye should be examined first. What response by the faculty is best?
a. Diseased eye first because it is the priority
b. Healthy eye first to prevent spread of disease
c. It does not matter as long as both eyes are examined
d. Start with the eye the patient wants you to start with
ANS: B
To prevent cross contamination, the healthy eye is examined before the diseased eye.
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