A client with an indwelling urinary catheter is prescribed to receive sterile normal saline bladder irrigation at 100 mL/hr. After an 8-hour shift the nurse measures the client's output as being 1425 mL
What is the client's urine output for the 8-hour shift?
What will be an ideal response?
Correct Answer: 625 mL
Rationale: The client is to receive 800 mL of bladder irrigant for the 8-hour shift. The nurse needs to subtract the bladder irrigant total from the total output, or 1425 – 800 = 625 mL. This is the client's urine output for the 8-hour shift.
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