NCLEX-PN Exam Practice

Category - Eyes

What intervention would you need to take if your patient had a contusion of the eyeball following a traumatic injury?

  1. Notify the physician
  2. Irrigate the eye with cool water
  3. Apply ice to the affected eye
  4. None of the above
Explanation

Answer: C - The priority intervention for this patient would be to apply ice to the affected eye. The patient should then be seen by a physician to rule out any other eye injury. Do not irrigate the eye with cool water until it is examined by a physician.

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