The Nurse Is Providing Home Care Instructions to a Mother

The nurse is providing home care instructions to a mother of a 9-year-old child diagnosed with viral conjunctivitis. Antibiotic eye drops are prescribed for the child. The nurse would instruct the mother that the child:

A) Can return to school immediately
B) Cannot return to school until seen by the physician in 1 week
C) Should be kept at home until the antibiotic eye drops have been administered for 1 week
D) Should be kept at home until the antibiotic eye drops have been administered for 24 hours