Basic Nursing 1st Edition by Judith Wilkinson, Leslie Treas

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• Why should you use a cotton swab, tongue blade, or gloved finger to apply corticosteroid creams and other topical medications?
• Most of the following routes are used for both local and systemic effects. Which one is used only for medications intended for systemic absorption (that is, which one is not used for local effects): lotions, creams, ointments, transdermal patches, or irrigations?
• When administering eye drops, how can you prevent injury to the cornea?
• When should you use sterile technique when performing otic instillations?