The nurse caring for an unconscious patient determines that he is wearing contact lenses.Which of the following nursing interventions will the nurse use when removing the contact lenses?
A) Put on snug,powdered,clean gloves.
B) Ask the patient to look down to expose the lower eyeball.
C) Use the fingernail to slide the lens off of the cornea.
D) Inspect the eye after the lenses have been removed.
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