Once eye ointment has been instilled, instruct the patient to close the eye and rub the eyelid in a ________ motion with a cotton ball to spread the ointment over the eye.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
circular
When instilling eye ointment, instruct the patient to close the eye and rub the eyelid in a circular motion with a cotton ball to spread the ointment over the eye.
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