During the 6 am to 6 pm shift, a patient has total parentera…
During the 6 am to 6 pm shift, a patient has total parenteral nutrition (TPN) infusing at 50 mL/h and IV fluids of normal saline (NS) infusing at 125 mL/h at 6 am. An order is received to decrease the IV fluids to 75 mL/h at 1 pm. The IV fluids are held for 1 hour while 1 g of magnesium in 50 mL is infused from 9 am to 10 am. The patient consumes 6 oz of broth at 2 pm. At 6 pm, the patient’s Foley catheter is emptied of 850 mL, the chest tube (CT) has drained 110 mL, and the nasogastric (NG) tube is emptied of 225 mL of gastric drainage. Calculate the I&O for this shift. Place your answer for input in blank #1 and output in blank #2 TPN IV fluids IV med (magnesium) PO Total Output catheter CT NG tube Total
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