Module 8 Practice Quiz
A nurse is instructing the caregiver of a toddler who has bacterial conjunctivitis and a new prescription for an ophthalmic ointment. Which of the following instructions should the nurse provide?
"Apply the ointment in a thin line into the conjunctival sac."
A nurse at an ophthalmology clinic is providing teaching to a client who has open-angle glaucoma and a new treatment regimen of timolol and pilocarpine eye drops. Which of the following instructions should the nurse provide?
Administer the medications 5 min apart.
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving mydriatic eye drops. Which of the following manifestations indicates to the nurse that the client has developed a systemic anticholinergic effect?
Constipation
A nurse is preparing to instill ear drops to a 3-year-old child. Which of the following techniques should the nurse use?
Pull the auricle down and back.
A clinic nurse is giving instructions to a mother on the proper technique of applying ophthalmic ointment to her preschool-age child who has conjunctivitis. Which of the following should the nurse include in the instructions?
"Discard the first bead of ointment before each application."
A nurse is preparing to instill ear drops to a 5-year-old child. Which of the following techniques should the nurse use?
Pull the auricle up and out.
A nurse at an ophthalmology clinic is providing teaching to a client who has open angle glaucoma and a new prescription for timolol eye drops. Which of the following instructions should the nurse provide?
The medication should be applied on a regular schedule for the rest of the client's life.