What it does
Totals a patient’s intake and output and gives the net fluid balance for the shift.
How it works
net balance = total intake − total output. This study tool uses the nursing approximation 1 US fl oz ≈ 30 mL.
Worked example
24 oz oral (720 mL) plus 500 mL IV is 1220 mL in; 700 mL urine out; net balance +520 mL.
Good to know
Count every source, oral, IV, tube, drains and emesis, to make the balance meaningful.
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