What is the most important action to perform after administering eye drops to a patient who is prescribed pilocarpine (Ocu-Carpine)?
a. Place the patient in the supine position.
b. Wipe the excess drug from the patient's skin.
c. Instruct the patient to keep the eyes closed for 2 minutes.
d. Check pupillary responses by shining a penlight into each eye.
ANS: B
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a. Begin discharge planning on the day of hospitalization. b. Keep an older adult in the hospital as long as necessary. c. Accept the hospital discharge planner's (HDP) proposal for discharge. d. Assist hospital personnel to focus on the admission complaint.
Which information about a 76-year-old patient is most important for the admitting nurse to report to the patient's health care provider?
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