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NCLEX-PN

Category - Pharmacological Therapies

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The nurse is ordered to administer eye ointment to a neonate after birth. The nurse administers the medication by which of the following actions?
  1. The nurse opens the neonate’s eyelid and instills the medication into the outer canthus
  2. The nurse instills the medication into the neonate’s sclera
  3. The nurse instills the medication into the lower conjuntival sac, from the outer to the inner canthus
  4. The nurse opens the neonate’s eyelid and instills the medication into the lower conjunctival sac, from the inner to the outer canthus
Explanation
Answer: D - Eye ointments are administered into the lower conjunctival sac from the inner to the outer canthus. The nurse would initially open the neonate’s eyelids. The other options are not correct.
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