A Patient with Severe Burns Has Fluid Replacement Ordered Using

question 21

Multiple Choice

A patient with severe burns has fluid replacement ordered using the Parkland formula. The initial rate of administration is 1050 ml/hr. The nurse would expect that 18 hours after the burn occurred, the rate of the fluid administration should be _____ ml/hr.

• A) 263
• B) 350
• C) 525
• D) 1050

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Definitions:

Indirect Method

A financial accounting technique used in cash flow statements to adjust net income for the effects of non-cash transactions.

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Generally Accepted Accounting Principles as they are presently defined and practiced in the United States for financial reporting.

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A way of reporting cash flows from operating activities by showing major classes of gross cash receipts and payments.

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