The nurse prepare to irrigate a client's wound with 500 mL of 1/5 strength of hydrogen peroxide. How much hydrogen peroxide should the nurse use when preparing this solution?
1. 50 mL
2. 100 mL
3. 150 mL
4. 200 mL
2
Rationale 1: The nurse should use the equation 500 mL (1/5 strength) = mL full strength hydrogen peroxide. When solving the equation, 500/5 = 100 mL. The nurse would use 100 mL of full strength hydrogen peroxide to make the solution.
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