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You are preparing an enteral feedings for a client. The client takes 48 mL of 1/4 strength Enfamil for each hour for 10 hours. Enfamil is supplied in 235 mL cans. How many cans will you need? Provide your answer as a whole number.

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3 is the answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the total amount of Enfamil required, we need to multiply the hourly intake by the number of hours:

Hourly intake = 48 mL

Duration of feed = 10 hours

Total volume required = Hourly intake x Duration of feed

Total volume required = 48 mL/hour x 10 hours

Total volume required = 480 mL

Each can of Enfamil contains 235 mL, so we need to determine how many cans will be needed to provide a total of 480 mL:

Number of cans required = Total volume required / Volume per can

Number of cans required = 480 mL / 235 mL per can

Rounding up to the nearest whole number, we get:

Number of cans required = 3

Therefore, we will need 3 cans of Enfamil to provide a 1/4 strength feed of 48 mL per hour for 10 hours.

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