Patient is feeling lightheaded and dizzy

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Case 1.

You are completing an ear lavage on a patient. During the procedure, the patient is feeling lightheaded and dizzy.

1) Is this normal? Why or why not? What would you do?

2) Do you leave the patient to go get someone else? Why or why not?

3) What position would you position the patient in?

4) How and What would you document in the patient's chart?

Case 2

Charles Peterson (DOB 11/1/95) comes into the office today complaining of pain and swelling in the left eye. As you obtain a history, you find that the patient may have wood chips in his eye. The physician orders an eye irrigation to be performed on the patient. You administer 10 cc of sterelie saline into patient's left eye.

5) Document the case and the procedure using SOAPE format

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