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?

Which food items does the nurse encourage the patient to eat? Look at the patient’s chart to make selections and select all that apply.

The nurse requests analgesia for the 76-year-old patient who must undergo cleansing and dressing change for a healing stage 3 pressure ulcer on the coccyx. In response, the provider ordered topical EMLA cream to be applied to the wound 30 minutes before the procedure. Which action by the nurse is appropriate?