The patient is sitting in a chair at the bedside.The nurse is preparing to remove the patient's artificial eye.What should the nurse ask the patient to do to best position him for this procedure?

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The nurse should have the patient lie down so that if the eye is dropped when removing it,it will fall on the bed instead of the floor.Sitting back in the chair would allow access to the eye but would not protect the artificial eye from falling to the floor.Leaning forward and resting the arms on an overbed table,as well as standing up and leaning over the bed,would not provide the nurse access to the eye to remove the prosthesis.

The Patient Is Sitting in a Chair at the Bedside