The mother of a 9-month-old is preparing to administer antibiotic cream to the infant in a return demonstration. The nurse determines that learning goals have been met when the mother does which of the following?
1. Instills the medication when the infant is asleep
2. Mummies the child while administering the ointment
3. Places the ointment on a swab and spreads across closed eye lids
4. Uses sterile gauze to apply the ointment
2. Mummies the child
Rationale:
An infant should be mummied prior to applying eye medication in order to prevent accidental injury. Applying ointment when the child is asleep would increase the child's fears. The ointment is applied to the conjunctival sac, not the lids, and is applied directly from the medication tube or vial.
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