The nurse is reviewing with a group of student nurses that total adult urine output varies according to the person's fluid intake and kidney efficiency. The student nurse is taking care of a client who weighs 50 kg
What would be the best estimated amount of urine that the student nurse would anticipate that this client excreted in 24 hours? A) 500 mL
B) 750 mL
C) 1,200 mL
D) 1,550 mL
C
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An average size adult forms and excretes approximately 500 to 2,400 mL of urine every 24 hours (about 1 mL of urine per kilogram of body weight, per hour). For a client that weighs 50 kg that is equivalent to 1,200 mL. (1 mL × 50 kg × 24 hours).
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