Calculate the actual amount of nasogastric (NG) tube drainage during an 8-hour shift (3 PM to 11 PM) from the client who has a drainage container with 200 mL marked at 3 PM and 840 mL at 11 PM, and who received NG irrigations (flushings) of 60 mL
three times during the 8-hour shift. A. 840 mL
B. 660 mL
C. 460 mL
D. 420 mL
C
The initial volume of 200 mL is subtracted from the 840 mL, leaving 640 mL. The irrigation fluid is not drainage and also must be subtracted (60 ? 3 = 180 mL). The total drainage from this client's NG tube during the 8-hour shift was 460 mL (640 ? 180 = 460 mL).
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