Irrigate the Eye and Instill Eye Medication

Medical Assisting

Materials Included

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Video
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As a nurse or medical assistant in a doctor's office, you may be asked to assist with minor eye injuries or eye treatment. Learn how to perform this procedure.

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As a nurse or medical assistant in a doctor's office, you may be asked to assist with minor eye injuries or eye treatment. This module provides a detailed overview of how to prepare for and perform irrigation of the patient’s eye and instill eye medication. Including both Learn and Test modes, the online simulator offers two scenarios that test your ability to irrigate the eye with sterile saline solution and instill drops of medication into the eye. Practice the steps of the procedures online as often as you want, until you are confident. This module is based on the entry-level competencies for which the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) and Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) test the Medical Assistant.

You’ll learn

relevant medical terminology
pre-procedure and post-procedure considerations
to visualize the key anatomical structures surrounding the eye, and the components of the eye in cross-section
how to prepare for and perform safe and correct eye irrigation
how to prepare for and instill medication safely into a patient's eye
how to apply drug administration safety guidelines
correct recording and reporting procedures
much more (see Content Details for more specific information)

Introduction

Step 1 - Preparation

Step 1.1 - Equipment preparation

Step 1.2 - Medical assistant preparation

Step 1.3 - Patient preparation

Step 2 - Position the patient

Step 2.1 - Eye irrigation

Step 2.2 - Medication instillation

Step 3 - Irrigate the eye

Step 3.1 - Clean the eye

Step 3.2 - Prepare the solution for eye irrigation

Step 3.2.1 - Pre-packaged dispenser

Step 3.2.2 - Stock solution

Step 3.2.3 - Pre-packaged bag of solution

Step 3.3 - Irrigate the eye

Step 4 - Instill eye medication

Step 4.1 - Prepare the medication for eye instillation

Step 4.2 - Instill the medication

Step 5 - Complete the procedure

Describe pre-procedure considerations for eye irrigation and for instillation of medication into an eye.
Describe and demonstrate the preparation for eye irrigation and for instillation of medication into an eye.
Describe and demonstrate how to perform safe and correct eye irrigation.
Describe and demonstrate how to instill medication safely into a patient's eye.
Understand and apply drug administration safety guidelines (seven rights).
Describe and demonstrate correct post-procedure considerations.
Define and demonstrate correct recording and reporting.
Define and use related medical terminology.
Understand and apply Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) guidelines.
Explain the Patient Privacy Rule (HIPAA), Patient Safety Act, and Patients' Bill of Rights.

The SIMTICS modules are all easy to use and web-based. This means they are available at any time as long as the learner has an internet connection. No special hardware or other equipment is required, other than a computer mouse for use in the simulations. Each of the SIMTICS modules covers one specific procedure or topic in detail. Each module contains:

an online simulation (available in Learn and Test modes)
descriptive text, which explains exactly how to perform that particular procedure including key terms and hyperlinks to references
2D images and a 3D model of applied anatomy for that particular topic
a step by step video demonstration by an expert
a quiz
a personal logbook that keeps track of all the modules the learner has studied and how long