A nurse educator is explaining to a group of nursing students the body's need for water and describing the functions of water. What would be essential information for the nurse to include about water in the group discussion with nursing students?
A) With the exception of food, water is essential to life.
B) 50% of an adult's body weight is water.
C) An infant loses about 2.5 quarts of water per day by perspiring, urinating, and exhaling.
D) Average adults need six to eight glasses of fluid per day.
D
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The average adult needs 6 to 8 glasses of fluid per day. With the exception of oxygen, nothing is more essential to life than water. About 60% of an adult's body weight and up to 80% of an infant's body weight is water. An adult loses about 2.5 quarts of water per day by perspiring, urinating, and exhaling.
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