A woman who has just delivered her infant observes the nurse administering ophthalmic ointment into her infant's eyes, and she asks why this is being done. The nurse will explain that this ointment is given for which purpose?
a. To prevent chemical conjunctivitis
b. To prevent infection
c. To provide moisture
d. To treat infection
ANS: B
To prevent the risk of infection, infants are treated with erythromycin ophthalmic ointment. Chemical conjunctivitis may occur in 20% of infants as an adverse effect of the drug. It is not used as a moisturizer. It is given as prophylaxis not treatment.
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