A nurse needs to instill eye medication in a client with conjunctivitis. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to distribute the medication over the surface of the eye?
A) Gently rub the client's eyelids.
B) Make a pouch in the lower eyelid.
C) Ask the client to blink his or her eye.
D) Instill medication drops in the client's upper eyelid.
C
Feedback:
To distribute the eye medication over the surface of the eye, the nurse should ask the client to blink his or her eyes, rather than rubbing them. In order to provide a natural reservoir for liquid medication, the nurse makes a pouch in the lower lid by pulling the skin downward over the bony orbit. To prevent injury and blink reflexes, the nurse should not instill medication in the upper eyelid, but should steady the medication container and move it from below the client's line of vision or from the side of the eye.
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