The nurse giving instructions for acute conjunctivitis would teach parents to:
A) apply cool compresses to the affected eye several times a day.
B) instill topical steroid eye drops for 1 week.
C) clear drainage from the inner to the outer aspect of the eye.
D) keep the eye patched until the inflammation resolves.

Question

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Eye secretions are always cleared from the inner canthus downward and away from the opposite eye (inner to outer direction).

The Nurse Giving Instructions for Acute Conjunctivitis Would Teach Parents