A nurse who provides care in an ophthalmology clinic has an order to instill atropine eye drops to a patient prior to the patient's clinical examination. What health education should the nurse provide prior to this intervention?
A) "These drops might sting a little bit, and they will make you temporarily sensitive to light."
B) "These eye drops will make it more difficult to close your eyes, but this will pass in a few hours."
C) "These drops will make your pupil temporarily constrict so that your eye can be examined more closely."
D) "These drops will make your eyes very bloodshot and sensitive, but this is only temporary."
A
Feedback:
The nurse instructs patients about the effects of atropine such as photophobia and stinging on administration. Atropine does not make it difficult to close the eyes, and it causes pupil dilation, not constriction.
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