When planning the care for a client with a penetrating eye injury, which of the following should be included?
1. Apply anesthetic drops
2. Remove foreign body
3. Apply eye ointment
4. Stabilize penetrating object
4. Stabilize penetrating object
Rationale:
For a severe or penetrating injury, promote rest and stabilize the injured eye by applying an eye pad or gauze dressing loosely over both the affected and unaffected eye. Stabilize any penetrating object if possible. These measures reduce eye movement and can help preserve the client's vision. Anesthetic drops would be appropriate prior to the removal of a foreign body from the eye. Removal of the foreign body is appropriate if the client had a foreign body in the eye. Application of eye ointment would be applicable after the removal of a foreign body or for a corneal abrasion.
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