A patient is brought to the emergency department having had a rock chip embedded in the right eye. What should be the nurse's initial action?
a. Turn the patient to the left side and pre-pare to remove the chip.
b. Flush the right eye with normal saline.
c. Keep the patient flat.
d. Cover both eyes.
D
Stabilizing the rock chip is essential to prevent further damage; it should not be removed. Flush-ing the eye is done for chemical burns. Patient should not be kept flat. Covering both eyes is recommended to prevent eye movement, which could cause further damage.
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