Final Dosage: At the end of her 12-hour shift, the nurse nee…
Final Dosage: At the end of her 12-hour shift, the nurse needs to document the fluid input and output for her patient. The patient is NPO. The patient is receiving NS IV at 100 mL/hr, in addition to a 50mL bag of metronidazole (Flagyl) IVPB. The patient urinated 500 cc after breakfast, 300 cc after lunch and 300 cc after dinner. The nurse drained 100 mL out of the patient’s JP drain 6 hours into the nurse’s shift. a. Calculate the input for this patient: _______ b. Calculate the output for this patient: _______
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