Question 19 of 48

(demo test)

Product Demo for COA Exam Questions

You are instilling topical proparacaine into a patient's eye during the process of checking their intraocular pressure.  However, you accidentally touch the tip of the eye bottle onto the patient's lower fornix.  What is the most appropriate step you should take?

A. disinfect the bottle tip with alcohol or bleach

B. throw out this bottle

C. wipe off the bottle tip with a clean tissue wipe

D. sterilize the bottle in an autoclave

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Category:

Pharmacology

High Yield:

No

Your Answer:

U

Correct Answer:

B

Explanation:

If you accidentally touch the patient's ocular surface with a eyedrop bottle tip, it is considered contaminated.  Thus, this bottle should be thrown away.  Though the risk of cross contamination is likely very low, it is still inappropriate to continue using this contaminated bottle.

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