When a client is brought to the ED with chemical injury to the left eye, the nurse would irrigate the eye with normal saline, a minimum of
a. 250 ml.
b. 500 ml.
c. 1000 ml.
d. 2000 ml.
C
For exposure to harmful chemicals, the eye must be irrigated with a minimum of 1 L of normal saline.
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