A nurse is caring for a patient who is to be discharged with a prescription for eye drops.The nurse knows that the patient understands how to administer eye drops correctly when the patient states that eye drops should be instilled on the:

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With the dominant hand resting on the patient's forehead,hold a filled medication eye dropper or ophthalmic solution approximately 1 to 2 cm ( 11ea1a5c_b870_1d30_ab1a_7fa6b0b69a89_TB1105_11 to 11ea1a5c_b870_1d31_ab1a_8f1d0dc07dfc_TB1105_11 inch)above the conjunctival sac.Drop the prescribed number of medication drops into the conjunctival sac.Avoid instilling any form of eye medication directly onto the cornea.The cornea of the eye has many pain fibers and is thus very sensitive to anything applied to it.Place intraocular disks in the conjunctival sac so that it floats on the sclera between the iris and lower eyelid

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