The nurse is evaluating a client's technique for instilling eyedrops. Which behavior indicates that the client needs more teaching?
a. Closing they eye after the drops are in
b. Touching the eye with the tip of the drop-per
c. Allowing the drops to spread across the eye surface
d. Getting the drops into the conjunctival pocket
B
Touching the eye with the tip of the dropper contaminates the dropper and the medication. If the client has an infection in the eye that is touched, the dropper cannot even be used on the client's other eye. The other answers indicate correct technique.
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