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Fluid and Electrolytes Quiz

A child weighs 98 lbs. What is the child’s daily maintenance fluid requirement per hour? (round to whole number)

A. 83 mL/hr

B. 1990 mL/hr

C. 82 L/hr

D. 1990 L/hr

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A nurse is caring for a child with hyperkalemia and has an order of daily fluid requirements with potassium chloride. The ER nurse had stated that the child has not voided yet. What is the nurses next step?

A. Give daily fluid requirement with the potassium chloride.

B. Give the daily fluid requirement without the potassium chloride and document that you will give it later.

C. Give the daily fluid requirement without the potassium chloride and document that the patient has not voided yet.

D. Wait till the patient has voided to give both daily requirement and potassium chloride.



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