Question: An adult client has bacterial conjunctivitis. What should the nurse teach the client to do? 1. Use warm saline soaks four times per day to remove crusting. 2. Apply topical antibiotic without touching the tip of the tube to the eye. 3. Wash the hands after touching the eyes. 4. Avoid touching the eyes. 5. Observe isolation procedures by staying in the bedroom until the redness in the eye disappears.