Question

The nurse is evaluating a patient's fluid status. The patient weighs 183 pounds and a hourly urine output of 0.8 mL/hour. What is the patient's average hourly urine output based on the patient's weight in kilograms? (round to the nearest whole number for the weight and urine output).

Answer 1

Answer ;

In the given case, the patient weight is about 183 pounds, that is 83 kg.

The actual desired amount of urine for every individual is about 0.5 ml per kilogram within a hour should be evaluated.

So the client with 83 kg will have, 0.5 x 83 = 41.5

Hence the average urine output for the given client is 42 ml per hour.