The client arrives in the emergency room after sustaining a chemical eye injury from a splash of battery acid.
The initial nursing action is which of the following?
a) Begin visual acuity testing.
b) Cover the eye with a pressure patch.
c) Swab the eye with antibiotic ointment.
d) Irrigate the eye with sterile normal saline.***
The initial nursing action is which of the following?
a) Begin visual acuity testing.
b) Cover the eye with a pressure patch.
c) Swab the eye with antibiotic ointment.
d) Irrigate the eye with sterile normal saline.***
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Eye diseases