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Mollykgkg

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: A client is prescribed to receive 240 mL of  strength Ensure every 6 hours made from an 8 ounce can of the supplement. The nurse only has 12 ounce cans available for the next feeding.
 
  How many mL of Ensure will the nurse use to make 240 mL of  strength Ensure? 1. 4
  2. 6
  3. 120
  4. 180

Question 2

Express the dosage using the official symbol/abbreviation: ten percent
 
  What will be an ideal response?


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Reply #1 on: Jul 3, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Rationale 1: The nurse should use the equation 12 ounces x 1/2 = x full strength to determine the amount of Ensure used from a 12 ounce can or 12/2 or 6 ounces. To determine the number of mL of the supplement to use, multiply ounces x 30 or 6 x 30 = 180 mL.

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