The nurse irrigates the patient's eye after the patient splashes an irritating liquid into it. Which intervention does the nurse implement to prevent injury during eye irrigation?

Question

a. Positions the patient in high-Fowler's po-sition during the procedure
b. Prevents the tip of the irrigating system from contacting the eyeball
c. Reassures the patient that the eye cannot be closed during irrigation
d. Allows the irrigating solution to run from the outer to the inner canthus

Answer 1

B
The nurse prevents additional injury to the patient's eye during the eye irrigation by maintaining the irrigation system tip away from the eye. The nurse positions the patient in the side-lying po-sition on the side of the affected eye to control the flow of irrigation solution. The patient is al-lowed to blink periodically during the irrigation. The nurse directs the irrigation solution to flow from the inner to the outer canthus to prevent contamination of the eye from a contaminated area.