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A Nurse Is Performing a Schirmer Tear Test on a Patient.Which

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A nurse is performing a Schirmer tear test on a patient.Which of the following interventions should the nurse make? Select all that apply.


A) Have the patient look up when instilling the topical anesthetic.
B) Direct the topical anesthetic at the twelve o'clock position of the sclera.
C) Insert a test strip in each eye.
D) The strip should be folded over the midportion of both lower eyelids.
E) The patient should keep both eyes open for about 5 minutes during the test.

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