The nurse is calculating the distribution restricted fluids for a patient with acute kidney injury. The patient had a urine output of 200 mL the previous day
What amount of fluid is the patient permitted during the night? Record your answer rounding to the nearest whole number.
100
Rationale : To calculate the distribution of fluid in a fluid restriction, add the previous day's urine output total to 400 mL as insensible fluid loss. One half of the total is to be allotted to days. One third of the total allotted to evening and one sixth of the total allotted to night. For this patient, 200 mL of the previous day urine output + 400 mL insensible loss = 600 mL. One sixth of 600 mL is 100 mL.
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