35). a school - aged male is brought to the s...
35). a school - aged male is brought to the school nurse after he was thrown off his bicycle into the trunk of a pine tree. the child’s face and arms are speckled with embedded pine bark. he has copious tearing and complains that there’s stuff in my eyes. which action should the nurse implement?\na. instil pain - relieving eye drops into each eye and keep head elevated\nb. use sterile tweezers to lift bark specks from the sclera of each eye\nc. patch both of child’s eyes and send him to the family ophthalmologist\nd. encourage the child to blink frequently to increase bilateral tearing in the eyes.
Answer
# Brief Explanations:
When a foreign - body is in the eye, the best initial action is to encourage natural tear - production to flush out the foreign body. Instilling pain - relieving drops without first removing the foreign body may not be the best approach. Using tweezers can cause damage to the eye. Patching the eyes and sending the child to an ophthalmologist is not the immediate action; first, try to remove the foreign body non - invasively. Blinking frequently increases tearing which can help flush out the pine bark specks.
# Answer:
d. Encourage the child to blink frequently to increase bilateral tearing in the eyes.