The nurse is performing eye care for a comatose patient.Which interventions indicate the nurse has a good understanding of the appropriate care needed? (Select all that apply.)
A) The nurse cleans the eye with water or saline.
B) The nurse uses an eyedropper to instill the prescribed lubricant.
C) The nurse wipes away excess lubricant moving from outer canthus to inner canthus.
D) The nurse applies eye patches when the blink reflex is absent.
E) The nurse changes the eye patches every 8 hours.
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