The Nurse Is Calculating the Amount of Expected Urinary Output

question 6

Short Answer

The nurse is calculating the amount of expected urinary output for a 24-hour period on an intubated young child who weighs 22 lb.The nurse recognizes the formula to be used is 2 ml/kg/hr.What is the expected 24-hour urinary output for this child in milliliters? Record your answer below in a whole number.
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Definitions:

Organic Molecule

A compound containing carbon atoms bonded to hydrogen atoms and often other elements, fundamental to the chemistry of life.

Vitamin

Organic compounds required in small amounts for essential bodily functions and must be obtained through the diet as the body cannot produce them sufficiently.

Water Molecule

A molecule consisting of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom, forming the basis of all known forms of life and many solvents.

Polar Covalent Bond

Covalent bond in which atoms do not share their electrons equally.