The nurse is teaching a client how to apply eye medication. Which is the correct technique for applying ointment into the eye?
a. From the middle out
b. From the inner canthus to the outer can-thus
c. From the outer canthus to the inner can-thus
d. Against the inner aspect of the eyelid
B
Ointment should be applied by pulling down the lower lid and forming a pocket. Application should proceed from the inner canthus toward the outer canthus, with the client tilting the head backward and looking up at the ceiling.
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