The student nurse is providing ophthalmic medication in drop form to a 5-year-old child. Select the appropriate actions to be taken. (Select all that apply.)
A. Pull the pinna of the ear down and back.
B. Have the child keep the affected ear up for a few minutes.
C. Encourage the child to apply light pressure to the inner part of the closed eyelid after instillation.
D. Wash hands and don gloves.
E. Identify the client and explain what the student will be doing.
F. Drop the medication into the affected eye while the client is looking toward the midline.
ANS: C, D, E
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