The client wears contact lenses and has been prescribed eyedrops for glaucoma. What will the best education by the nurse include with regard to contact lenses?
1. Remove lenses before instilling eyedrops; do not reinsert lenses for 15 minutes.
2. Instill the drops with the contacts in as long as they are the hard kind of contacts.
3. Eyeglasses must be worn for as long as the client must have the eyedrops.
4. Instill the drops with the contacts in as long as they are the soft kind of contacts.
Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: The client should remove lenses before instilling eyedrops and not reinsert them for 15 minutes.
Rationale 2: Drops should not be instilled while the client is wearing contact lenses, regardless of the kind of lens.
Rationale 3: Eyeglasses do not need to be worn for as long as the client must have eyedrops..
Rationale 4: Drops should not be instilled while the client is wearing contact lenses, regardless of the kind of lens.
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