The nurse places eye drops for a patient with an injured eye and covers the eye with a patch as prescribed. Discharge instructions are given to the patient. Which patient statements indicate that further instruction is needed? (Select all that apply.)
a. "I should exercise my patched eye four times daily."
b. "I can watch television without moving my eye too much."
c. "I should apply pressure to the tear duct of the eye every 5 minutes."
d. "I should try to open my eyelid under the patch hourly while awake."
e. "I can listen to music or an audiotaped book but should not read or watch TV."
f. "When I change the patch, it should be taped securely enough to help the eyelid stay closed."
ANS: A, B, C, D
The patient should not exercise the patched eye, watch television, apply pressure to the tear duct, or open the eye under the patch. E. F. Listening to an audio book and taping the patch securely indicate teaching has been effective.
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