The nurse asks a nursing student to describe the procedure for administering erythromycin ointment to the eyes of a newborn. Which statement indicates that further teaching is needed about administration of the eye medication?

1. "I will flush the eyes after instilling the ointment."
2. "I will clean the newborn's eyes before instilling the ointment."
3. "I need to administer the eye ointment within 1 hour of delivery."
4. "I will instill the eye ointment into each of the newborn's conjunctival sacs."