Question

25) A nurse is caring for a postoperative patient over an 8-hour period. The patient vomits 300mL of greenish-yellow fluid. The patient's intravenous fluids are infusing at 125mL per hour. The patient received 2 intermittent infusions of antibiotics each in 50mL of solution and they were infused at a different site than the IV fluid infusion. THe patient was given 8 ounces of ice chips which were retained. The patient urinated twice-250mL and 400mL. Which is the patient's total fluid intake at the end of the 8-hour period?

Answer 1

The patient's total fluid intake at the end of the 8-hour period is 1340mL, which includes IV fluids, antibiotic infusions, and ice chips.

Step-by-step explanation:

The total fluid intake for the patient over an 8-hour period includes the IV fluids, antibiotic infusions, and the ingestion of ice chips. To calculate the fluid intake, we need to sum the volumes of all fluids retained by the patient. The IV fluids provided 125mL per hour for 8 hours which totals to 1000mL,

the antibiotic infusions contributed an additional 100mL (2 x 50mL), and the 8 ounces of ice chips can be approximately converted to 240mL (since 1 ounce is roughly 30mL). Therefore, the total fluid intake for the patient is the sum of these amounts: 1000mL from IV fluids + 100mL from antibiotic infusions + 240mL from ice chips, equaling 1340mL of fluid intake in total.