The nurse is teaching a mother to administer ophthalmic ointment ...

[jayhills49]

The nurse is teaching a mother to administer ophthalmic ointment to her infant with conjunctivitis. The nurse determines that learning goals have been met when the mother performs which action?
 
  A) Places the ointment on a swab and spreads it across closed eyelids.
  B) Instills the medication to the lacrimal duct.
  C) Uses sterile gauze to apply the ointment.
  D) Applies the ointment directly to the conjunctival sac.

Question 2

A nurse is working in a summer camp for children. One of the children comes to the clinic with several bee stings. Which clinical manifestations would necessitate the need to inject the child with epinephrine (EpiPen)?
 
  Select all that apply.
  A) Skin that is cold and clammy to the touch
  B) Skin that is warm and dry to the touch
  C) The child is hyperactive and hyperverbal.
  D) Complaints of thirst
  E) Restlessness and confusion

[debra928]

Answer to Question 1

Answer: D

The ointment is applied to the conjunctival sac, not the lids or lacrimal duct, and is applied directly from the medication tube or vial.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A, D, E

General symptoms of shock that would necessitate an epinephrine injection include behavioral changes such as restlessness, anxiety, confusion, depression, and apathy. Thirst is a common complaint in shock. The skin may feel cold and clammy in shock, not warm and dry. In shock, the client will not be hyperactive or hyperverbal.