Administering eyedrops

what are the eye drops?

• clean water

• normal saline

• Eye drops are a type of medication that is administered in liquid form directly into the eye.

• tablets

What is the first step you should take before giving eye drops to the patient?

• open the bottle

• put eye drops in the eyes

• hand hygiene to prevent contamination

• check the eye drops expired date

What are some common reasons for administering eye drops?

• glaucoma, dry eyes

•  allergies

• infection

• all of the above

What position should the person receiving the eye drops be in?

• looking sideward

• looking upward

• looking forward

• Tilt the head slightly backward while looking upward.

What's the recommended distance between the eye drop bottle's nozzle and the eye's surface?

• 2-3cm

• 3-4cm

• 1-2mm

• directly touch.

If the doctor has prescribed multiple eye drops, what's the appropriate waiting time between administering different types of eye drops?

• 0

• 5mins

• 1mins

• 10 mins

Which one is not eye drop?

• Antibiotic Ear Drops.

• Anti-Inflammatory Eye Drops

• Artificial Tears Eye Drops

• Glaucoma Eye Drops

When should you obtain the verbal consent?

• before administering

• during administering

• after administering

• no need verbal consent

What is the best way to do if the patient refuses to have eyedrops?

• Ignore it

• Explain the importance, still not, you can come back and try later.

• Force the patient to do it.

• Leave him alone

How should you aim the eye drop bottle in relation to the person's eye?

• use two fingers

• contact the eyelid

• Hold the eye drop bottle directly above the eye, without touching the eyelashes or the eye's surface.

• shake the bottle