While washing the patient's face, the nurse should:
a. wash the eyes using soap and warm water.
b. wash the eyes from outer canthus to inner canthus.
c. wash the eyes with plain warm water.
d. use the same portion of the washcloth.
C
Wash the patient's eyes with plain warm water, using a clean area of cloth for each eye, bathing from inner to outer canthus. Soap irritates eyes. Use of separate sections of the mitt reduces infection transmission. Bathing the eye gently from inner to outer canthus prevents secretions from entering the nasolacrimal duct.
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