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Integumentary & Sensory System Disorders

A client with glaucoma is to receive 3 gtt of acetazolamide (Diamox) in the left eye. The nurse should do which of the following?

ExplanationThe nurse instructs the client to look up while eyedrops are instilled. Both of the client’s eyes are kept open while the nurse administers the drug. If the client raises the eyebrows and the nurse positions the hand on the eyebrows, the movement of the forehead may cause the dropper to move and injure the eye. The client is told to gently blink the eyes after the eyedrops have been instilled; wiping the eyes could result in the tissue removing some of the medication. Excess fluid is removed with a cotton ball