A client is to be treated with a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor as a means to decrease intraocular pressure. What priority instruction should be included in the nurse’s teaching plan?

A patient who weighs 220 lb is prescribed 20 mg/kg of ethambutol (EMB). The ethambutol tablets available 400 mg/scored tablet. How many tablets will you give?

An LPN is preparing to provide pilocarpine HCl ophthalmic solution. Place the steps of medication delivery in the proper order.

A patient who has been on antibiotic therapy for 3 weeks has a cottage cheese–like coating on the teeth, gums, and roof of the mouth. What your best action?

A patient who has been prescribed timolol (Timoptic) for the last month reports that his asthma is worse. What is your best response?

The LPN is working with the mother of a 10-year-old patient diagnosed with conjunctivitis. The nurse would determine teaching was effective by which of the following statements? (Select all that apply).

Which statement regarding primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is true?

Which safety precaution should you teach a patient who is prescribed eye drops or eye ointment?

Which assessment is most important to perform before instilling latanoprost (Xalatan) into a patient’s eyes?

The LPN receives a call from the parent of a 3-year-old child who was recently seen for swimmer’s ear. The parent reports the pharmacy filled the prescription for acetic acid (Vosol) but did not tell her how to put the drops in her child’s ear. Which of the following responses by the nurse is best?