Eye Irrigation / Medication
How many times should you check a medication before administration to a patient?
Three times
What is the abbreviation for both eyes?
OU
What angle should the wheelchair be placed in front of the exam bed before lifting the patient?
Right angle / 90 degrees
The earlobe is also known as the
Pinna or Auricle
What instrument is used to look inside a patients ear?
Otoscope
Name one of the two positions to place a patient during an eye irrigation.
Sitting or Supine
What is the abbreviation used for corrective lenses?
__
CC
Tell the patient you will lift them on the count of ___
Three!
For adults, pull the earlobe ____ and ____ to open the ear canal.
Upward and Outward (Up & Out/Back)
What is the medical term for ear drum?
Tympanic Membrane
If the MA is irrigating the patients left eye, which way will the patient tilt their head during the procedure?
Back-Left
What is the abbreviation for left eye
OS
Have the patient hold on to your___. Place your arms around the patient, under the patients arms.
Shoulders
For childern, pull the earlobe ___ and ___ to open the ear canal.
Downward and backwards (down & back)
What is the medical term for earwax?
Cerumen
The MA should hold the syringe tip ____ (inch/es) away from the patients eye during irrigation?
1/2 inch
The patients vision screen results are;
OU 20/20 / OD 20/15/ OS 20/13
What are the results for the right eye?!
20/15
When lifting a patient, it is important to lift using your____ to avoid injury.
Legs
What is the name for a middle ear infection?
Otitis Media
What solution(s) will the MA fill a bottle with to perform an ear irrigation?
Sterile water/saline - Hydrogen peroxide
What part of the patients eye should the MA direct the irrigating solution towards?
Lower conjunctiva
Name (4) things you would record in a patients chart after an eye irrigation.
Procedure, Type of solution, Amount of solution used, Time/Date of administration, eye(s) irrigated, Expiration date, Lot number, Patient reaction.
To move
The lining of the middle ear and _______ contains fluid similar to the mucus within the nasal passages.
Eustachian Tube.
What is the medical term for ear?
Oto-