An infant's dry diaper weighs 2.5 grams. The wet diaper weighs 47 grams. How would the nurse record the infant's urine output?
a. 47 mL
b. 44.5 mL
c. 43.5 mL
d. 40.5 mL
ANS: B
Urine output is determined by calculating the difference in weight between the wet diaper and a dry diaper. One gram is equivalent to one milliliter of output. 47 - 2.5 = 44.5 grams = 44.5 mL of urine.
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