Prophylaxis of eyes of the neonate

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wash hands or use alcohol based hand rub

Question 2

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Answer 2

applied nonlatex gloves

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Answer 3

assembled equipment and supplies

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Answer 4

cleaned over the baby’s closed eyelids and surrounding area with sterile cotton balls

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Answer 5

dried with soft, sterile gauze

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Answer 6

stabilized the babies head

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Answer 7

shaded the eyes from overhead lighting

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Answer 8

gently separated the lids of one eye by pressing on the lower and upper lids

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Answer 9

placed a thin 1-2 cm line of Erythromycin Ophthalmic Ointment along the conjunctival sac

Question 10

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Answer 10

move from inner canthus to outer canthus

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Answer 11

did not touch the eyelid or eyeball

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Answer 12

discarded used ointment

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Answer 13

stabilized baby’s head for next eye

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Answer 14

shaded eyes from overhead lighting

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Answer 15

gently separated lids of other eye by pressing on the lower and upper lids

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Answer 16

placed a 1-2 cm line of Erythromycin Ophthalmic Ointment along the conjunctival sac

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Answer 17

moved from inner canthus to outer canthus

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Answer 18

did not touch the eyelid or the eyeball

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Answer 19

discarded used ointment

Question 20

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Answer 20

closed first eye and counted to 5

Question 21

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Answer 21

manipulated eyelid carefully

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Answer 22

after 1 minute, gently wiped excess ointment from one eyelid with sterile water

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Answer 23

closed other eye and counted to 5

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Answer 24

manipulated eyelid carefully

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Answer 25

after 1 minute, gently wipe excess ointment from eyelid and surrounding area with sterile water

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Answer 26

remove gloves and dispose

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Answer 27

washed hands or used alcohol based handrub

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Answer 28

document and report procedure and findings