The nurse is teaching a mother to administer optical antibiotics to her child who has conjunctivitis. The nurse determines that the mother has learned the technique when the mother does which of the following on administration of the eye drops?
1. Drops the medication on to the eyeball
2. Applies pressure to the inner canthus
3. Rubs the eye with a cotton ball
4. Waits 10 seconds between drops
2
Rationale:
Pressure is applied to the inner canthus to prevent systemic absorption of the drops during administration and for at least 30 seconds following instillation. Medication is dropped into the lower conjunctival sac and should not be rubbed after instillation. The time between drops is one to five minutes depending on the type of medication.
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