The home care nurse is reviewing the record of a client newly diagnosed with glaucoma who is scheduled for a home visit. The nurse notes that the physician has prescribed atropine sulfate (Isopto-Atropine) and pilocarpine hydrochloride (IsoptoCarpine) eye drops

The home care nurse is reviewing the record of a client newly diagnosed with glaucoma who is scheduled for a home visit. The nurse notes that the physician has prescribed atropine sulfate (Isopto-Atropine) and pilocarpine hydrochloride (IsoptoCarpine) eye drops. The nurse contacts the physician before the home visit to:
a) Clarify the prescription for the atropine sulfate.***
b) Clarify the prescription for the pilocarpine hydrochloride.
c) Determine the date of the scheduled follow-up physician visit.
d) Determine the extent of the intraocular pressure caused by the glaucoma.
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