The nurse performing the eye irrigation would:
1. have the patient tip her head up and run the irrigation fluid over the open eye.
2. direct the irrigating fluid from the inner to the outer canthus.
3. not allow the patient to blink.
4. place the irrigating syringe directly onto the corner of the eye and allow the fluid to move across the eye.
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The direction of the flow should be from the inner to the outer canthus.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 1165
OBJ: 4 TOP: Eye Irrigation
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment
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