A client is being discharged with an order to drink 2400 mL of fluid per day. The client asks the nurse how many cups this equals. Which nursing response is the most appropriate?
1. You should drink five 8-ounce glasses of fluid per day.
2. You should drink ten 8-ounce glasses of fluid per day.
3. You should drink 1 pint of fluid per day.
4. You should drink 2 pints of fluid per day.
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Rationale 1:This is incorrect because 8 ounces equals 240 mL and 5 glasses would equal 1200 mL.
Rationale 2:This is correct because 8 ounces equals 240 mL and 10 glasses would equal 2400 mL.
Rationale 3:This is incorrect because 1 pint equals 2 glasses and each glass equals 240 mL, so 1 pint would equal 480 mL.
Rationale 4:This is incorrect because 2 pints equals 4 glasses and each glass equals 240 mL, so 2 pints would equal 960 mL.
Global Rationale: Eight ounces equals 240 mL and 10 glasses would equal 2400 mL.One pint equals 2 glasses and each glass equals 240 mL, so 1 pint would equal 480 mL.Two pints equals 4 glasses and each glass equals 240 mL, so 2 pints would equal 960 mL.
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