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capsulotomies).
• Place numbered labels on the
foam beside the 6 holes that cor-
respond to the numbered drug
list on the outside of the box.
Now you're set. Once a nurse
removes a bottle from the foam
hole on the right-hand side and
administers the drop, she returns
the bottle to the foam hole on
the left-hand side. So even if
she's interrupted while she's
administering the dilating drops,
she'll know just where she left
off. When you're administering 3
doses of as many as 6 different
drops, this idea helps you stay
on track.
Ruth Albano, RN, BSN
Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center
Walsenburg, Colo.
ralbano@sprhc.org
Ruth
Albano,
RN,
BSN
