NCLEX Review Questions: Quiz 53

The nurse prepares an adult client for instillation of eardrops. The nurse should use which of the following methods to administer the eardrops?
- 1. Cool the solution for better adsorption. Drop the medication directly into the auditory canal.
- 2. Warm the solution. Flush the medication rapidly into the ear.
- 3. Warm the solution. Drop the medication along the side of the ear canal.
- 4. Warm the solution to 104° F (40° C). Drop the medication slowly into the ear canal.

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