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CEN Practice Exam (Certified Emergency Nurse)

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Your patient has arrived in the emergency department with a chemical eye injury. Your first action should be to:
  1. Perform a visual acuity test
  2. Use sterile saline to irrigate the eye
  3. Place antibiotic ointment in the eye
  4. Place a patch over the eye
Explanation
Answer: B - The first reaction by the nurse should be to irrigate the eye with normal saline. This should be done for at least 10 minutes to remove any chemicals from the eye. Following irrigation of the eye the patient should have visual acuity tests to determine the extent of damage to the eye.
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