What will the nurse teach parents when giving instructions for acute conjunctivitis?
A) Apply cool compresses to the affected eye several times a day.
B) Instill topical steroid eyedrops 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.

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

What Will the Nurse Teach Parents When Giving Instructions for Acute