The nurse is preparing to administer an ointment to the client's eye and is gathering the needed supplies. What supplies are needed to complete this task? (Select all that apply.)
a. Clean gloves
b. Medication ointment
c. Sterile gauze
d. Sterile gloves
e. 30-mL syringe
f. 5-mL syringe
g. Tissues
ANS: A, B, C, G
Although the eyes are considered sterile, clean gloves are all that are needed, and care should be taken to keep the medication sterile. The syringes are not needed. The sterile gauze is needed in case the eye must be touched. The tissues allow for removal of excess medication.
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