The school nurse is caring for a child with a penetrating eye injury. Emergency treatment includes
a. Applying a regular eye patch
b. Applying a Fox shield to the affected eye and any type of patch to the other eye
c. Applying ice until the physician is seen
d. Irrigating the eye copiously with a sterile saline solution
B
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A Applying an eye patch may cause more damage to the eye.
B The nurse's role in a penetrating eye injury is to prevent further injury to the eye.
A Fox shield (if available) should be applied to the injured eye, and a regular eye
patch to the other eye to prevent bilateral movement.
C Applying ice may cause more damage to the eye.
D Irrigating the eye may cause more damage to the eye.
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