A client is brought to the emergency department after a car ...

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A client is brought to the emergency department after a car crash. The client has a large piece of glass in the left eye. What action by the nurse takes priority?
 
  a. Administer a tetanus booster shot.
  b. Ensure the client has a patent airway.
  c. Prepare to irrigate the client's eye.
  d. Turn the client on the unaffected side.

Question 2

A client has been prescribed brinzolamide (Azopt). What assessment by the nurse requires consultation with the provider?
 
  a. Allergy to eggs
  b. Allergy to sulfonamides
  c. Use of contact lenses
  d. Use of beta blockers

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Airway always comes first. After ensuring a patent airway and providing cervical spine precautions (do not turn the client to the side), the nurse provides other care that may include administering a tetanus shot. The client's eye may or may not be irrigated.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Brinzolamide is similar to sulfonamides, so an allergic reaction could occur. The other assessment findings are not related to brinzolamide.