The patient presents to the urgent care clinic complaining of eye pain and feeling like there’s a foreign object in the eye. The provider examines the patient and orders a 500 mL irrigation of sterile saline. After warming the solution to 37°C and positioning the patient, the nurse begins to administer the irrigation. The patient cries out in pain and jerks away from the nurse. Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?

The nurse elevates the legs of the patient with congestive heart failure who has significant dependent edema. Which rationale does the nurse give the patient for this intervention?

The nurse encourages the patient who works the night shift to hang blackout curtains in the bedroom to promote sleep. The nurse makes this recommendation based on an understanding of which physiologic process?