Mr. Jibwaelan has been admitted to the cardiac unit with endocarditis.

Question Answered step-by-step Mr. Jibwaelan has been admitted to the cardiac unit with endocarditis.He currently is being monitored for his intake and output and daily fluid balance. He has a continuous IV of Normal Saline infusing at a rate of 75mL/hr that was started two days ago. You are the nurse who needs to calculate the daily figures. It is now 0400 and you are calculating yesterday’s fluid balance. Here is his input and output for the last 24 hours: Oral input Breakfast: 1 cup coffee, 6 oz orange juice, 8 oz waterLunch: 250 mL clear broth, 1 cup tea, 180mL jelloDinner: 250 mL clear broth, 1 cup tea, 6 oz juiceextra water: 2x 500mL bottlesIV inputContinuos infusion Normal saline @ 75mL/hrUrinary Output4450mL clear urine Questions relating to the last 24 hours: What is the patient’s Total oral input? What is the patient’s total intravenous input?What is the total output?What is the total fluid balance?Is this considered to be a positive or a negative balance? Health Science Science Nursing NURSING MDM101 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)