Policy
Written by the provider before RN can administer eye drops/ointment.
What is a physician order?
A national patient safety goal before instilling eye drops/ointments.
What is hand hygiene ?
Nurses can reduce patient anxiety by giving what sort of information right before eye administration.
What is patient education?
This amount of time when eyes are shut allows for absorption of medication.
What is 30 seconds?
Name of the eye drops, and ointment are charted here by the nurse.
What is the MAR?
This prevents contamination of the eye drop cap when it is removed for administration.
Why is the eye drop cap laid on the side (not the cap bottom)?
By tilting head backwards, keeping eye open and looking up, can prevents the patient from what?
What prevents eye twitching (blepharospam)?
These 2 actions can cause medication to be lost from 'Cul-de-sac' (and cornea).
What is sudden blinking and not allowing the ointment to 'melt'?
This information is written on the medication container by the nurse.
What is date medication is opened per policy and manufacturer recommendation (package insert).
Reason for discarding eye drops.
What should happen if cap is dropped and/or placed with bottom open cap placed downwards.
Making this area of the eye visible by gently pulling lower lid downward over the cheekbone
What is the cul-de-sac?
Petroleum based products can inhibit absorption of eye drops and therefore used last.
What is ophthalmic ointment?
This is a risk of cross contamination between patients.
What is sharing eye drop containers with other patients?
Telling a patient to do, this prevents punctual occlusion.
What is telling the patient to close both eyes gently?
The time to wait between eye drops in the same eye.
What is 5 minutes or as ordered by MD.
Signs of eye inflammation or infection.
What is redness of the eye, itchiness, fever and drainage?
Increased intraocular can be raised with use of Phenylephrine eye medication (pupil dilation). Beware of what BP parameter?
What is BP above 180/90?