NURS 3100 Exam 1 Practice

At the end of the shift, a client reports drinking 4 cups of water during the day. The client also has an IV running at 125 mL/hour for 12 hours. How many mL's of total intake should the nurse document?

1. 960 mL

2. 1500 mL

3. 2460 mL

4. 3960 mL

The correct answer is: 960 mL

The correct answer is A. To calculate the total intake, you need to consider both the oral intake (4 cups of water) and the IV intake (125 mL/hour for 12 hours). 4 cups of water is approximately equal to 960 mL of fluid intake. For the IV intake, you would calculate 125 mL/hour x 12 hours = 1500 mL. To find the total intake, you would add the oral intake (960 mL) to the IV intake (1500 mL), which equals 2460 mL. Therefore, the nurse should document 2460 mL of total intake for this client.