The nurse is administering eye drops to a patient with glaucoma. After instilling the patient's first medication, how long should the nurse wait before instilling the patient's second medication into the same eye?
A) 30 seconds
B) 1 minute
C) 3 minutes
D) 5 minutes
Ans: D
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A 5-minute interval between successive eye drop administrations allows for adequate drug retention and absorption. Any time frame less than 5 minutes will not allow adequate absorption.
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