The nurse performing eye irrigation would:
a. have the individual tip their head up and run theirrigation fluid over the open eye
b. direct the irrigating fluid from the nasal corneroutwards.
c. have the individual look straight ahead.
d. tilt the head away from the affected side.
b
The direction of the flow should be from the inner to
the outer canthus with the head tilted towards the affected
side (prevents the solution running either over the cheek into
the other eye or out of the affected eye and down the side
of the nose).
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
List four factors that increase the health care worker's risk of having an inappropriate relationship with a patient.
What will be an ideal response?