The nurse would include in the information given to a patient who is using topical eye medications to:
1. look upward and drop medication into the inner canthus.
2. pull the lower lid down and drop the medication into the conjunctival sac.
3. hold both lids open and drop medication onto the sclera.
4. tilt the head to the side and drop the medication into the outer canthus.
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The eye drops should be dropped into the lower lid and the nurse should press the tear duct to slow absorption.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 1165
OBJ: 4 TOP: Topical Medications
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
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