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Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher

Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783
book Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher cover

Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher

Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783
Exercise 17
To determine if an unconscious patient has contact lenses in place, what should be done by the nurse?
A) Use a penlight to shine a light obliquely over the eyeball.
B) Apply drops of fluorescein dye to the eye to stain the lenses yellow.
C) Touch the cornea lightly with a dry cotton ball to see if the patient reacts.
D) Tense the lateral canthus to cause a lens to be ejected if it is present in the eye.
Explanation
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