The nurse instructs the patient in home wound irrigation to hold the hand-held showerhead approximately ______ inches from the wound
a. 2.5
b. 6
c. 12
d. 18
C
When wound irrigation is done at home with a hand-held showerhead, the showerhead should be held approximately 12 inches from the wound.
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