The nurse is teaching a patient with glaucoma how to instill eyedrops. The nurse would instruct the patient to take which of the following actions?
a. Look straight ahead while pulling down the lower eyelid.
b. Look up while pulling lower lid outward.
c. Squeeze the eyelids shut for 2 minutes after instillation.
d. If the eye waters, wipe from the outer canthus to the inner canthus.
ANS: B
Tilt head backward and look up toward the ceiling. Gently pull the lower lid down and out. This forms a pocket to catch the eyedrop. Approach the patient's eye from the side and instill the prescribed amount of medication (see Box 51-4).
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