The nurse is instilling eardrops into a client's ear.Place the following in order according to best practice.(Separate letters by a comma and space as follows: a,b,c,d.)
A) Ask the client to move the head gently back and forth five times.
B) Wash your hands.
C) Wear gloves to remove any packing from the ear.
D) Perform an otoscopic examination to see if the eardrum is intact.
E) Irrigate the ear if needed to remove cerumen.
F) Tilt the client's head in the opposite direction of the affected ear and place the drops in the affected ear.
G) Warm the bottle of eardrops in a bowl of warm water for 5 minutes.
H) Wash your hands again.
I) Insert a ball of cotton in the ear as packing.
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