A client arrives in the emergency department for treatment of a surface injury sustained when sand blew into the eye. Which action does the nurse take first?
A. Assessing the client's vision
B. Placing ice on the eye
C. Removing the sand particles
D. Irrigating the eye with sterile saline solution
Ans: A. Assessing the client's vision
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