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Medesa

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The nurse is preparing to provide eye care for a comatose patient. The nurse realizes that comatose patients do not have natural protective mechanisms to protect the cornea. These protective mechanisms include: (Select all that apply.)
 
  a. blinking.
  b. squinting.
  c. lubrication.
  d. dilation.

Question 2

Which of the following nursing interventions would the nurse perform first after a patient sustained a chemical splash injury to the eye?
 
  a. Assess visual acuity.
  b. Flush the eye with large amounts of irrigation fluid.
  c. Assess level of pain.
  d. Determine whether the pupils are PERRLA.


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rosiehomeworddo

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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A, C
Comatose patients do not have the natural protective mechanisms to protect the cornea. These protective mechanisms include blinking and lubrication of the eye. When patients are in a coma, the nurse is responsible for providing this care.

Answer to Question 2

B
The first thing the nurse should do when caring for a patient who has sustained a chemical injury to the eye is flush the eye with large amounts of irrigation fluid. Assessing visual acuity, pain, and PERRLA will be performed after the eye has been irrigated appropriately.


Medesa

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Reply 2 on: Jun 25, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

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