The nurse is caring for an 18-pound child who has had one stool of diarrhea. The nurse knows that the child needs to consume how many milliliters of oral fluid to make up for the fluid loss?
a. 18
b. 36
c. 64
d. 81
ANS: D
The formula for oral fluid replacement is 10 mL/kg. 18 pounds = 8.1 kg ´ 10 = 81 mL.
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