Question

A nurse in an ophthalmology clinic instills an anticholinergic agent into a patient’s eyes. The nurse provides teaching when the patient asks the reason for the drops. Which statement by the patient indicates a need for further teaching?

Answer 1

Answer:

"This medication anesthetizes my eyes so that the exam won't be painful."

Explanation:

Anticholinergic agents are substances that may be natural or synthetic, and their main function is to inhibit the action of acetylcholine which is a cholinergic neurotransmitter widely distributed in the autonomic nervous system. Anti-cholinergic agents have no anesthetizing action, so we realize that the client needs further instruction when he says, "This medication anesthetizes my eyes so that the exam won't be painful."