The nurse calculates that a child with a burn injury is to receive 3,600 ml of intravenous fluid over the next 24 hours. How much of this fluid should the nurse provide to the patient during the first 8 hours?
A) 900 ml
B) 1,200 ml
C) 1,800 ml
D) 2,700 ml
C
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Fluid is administered rapidly for the first 8 hours after the injury or half of the 24-hour load and then more slowly for the next 16 hours or the second half. If the child is to receive 3,600 ml of fluid over 24 hours, half of the amount, or 1,800 ml, should be infused over the first 8 hours. The remaining 1,800 ml should be infused over the next 16 hours.
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