The hospitalized client has an indwelling urinary catheter. The nurse notes that the client had 230 milliliters (mL) of urine output during the previous 8-hour shift
How many mL of urine is the client producing on average each hour?
_______ mL/hour.
Round to the nearest whole number.
Correct Answer: 29 milliliters per hour
The client has produced 230 milliliters of urine over the last 8 hours. 230 divided by 8 is 28.75. When rounded to the nearest whole number, it is 29 milliliters per hour.
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