A postoperative client has the following orders:
IV lactated Ringer's 125 mL/hr
NG tube to low continuous suction
Replace NG output every 4 hours with normal saline over 4 hours
Morphine sulfate 2 mg IV push every hour as needed for pain
NPO
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At 1600 (4:00 PM), the nurse measures the nasogastric (NG) output from noon to be 200 mL. What is the client's total IV rate for the next 4 hours? (Record your answer using a whole number.) _____ mL/hr
ANS:
175 mL/hr
200 mL of NG output ÷ 4 hours = 50 mL/hr.
125 mL/hr + 50 mL/hr = 175 mL/hr.
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