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?
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