Which precaution is most important for the nurse to teach a patient who is prescribed any type of eye drug administered as eye drops?
a. Apply only the number of drops prescribed.
b. Stop the drug immediately if eye redness occurs.
c. Wear dark glasses for 1 hour after placing the eye drops.
d. Apply pressure to the corner of the eye after the drug has been placed.
A
Not only can eye drops enter the circulatory system and have systemic effects, excessive drops for some types of drugs for glaucoma can reduce intraocular pressure to dangerously low levels. Many patients do not consider any topical drug, including eye drops, to be "real" medication and believe that more drug is better. Patients must be taught to use all eye drugs exactly as pre-scribed, and not use more drug than is prescribed.
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