caramel219

Ok I see how you got the -571.25 but what does it mean?

Well actually I did get 1275 ml for the output and 703.75 ml for the Intake so we both got the same answer. Not sure about that other answer though but I do believe it's incorrect. Thank you for your input.

Ok the way you broke it down really helped. When I worked it out the first time before posting I did not take into consideration giving the NS over 15 minutes which changed the time. I also gave the total 125 ml/hr NS for a full hour instead of for 45 minutes. Both of these made me come up with 735ml. I did it again according to your steps and got 703.75ml. I guess leaving it to the hundredths place would be ok since we were told if the patient is unknown out it at hundredths. So if the problems says "over" 15 minutes or "over" 20 minutes this will change the times?

Ok Question. I have done simple I & O problems and could do those fairly well. Now we have complex I & O problems that are confusing me. Can someone help with this and kind of let me know a good way to do these? Thanks. Question 1: At 1500, the patient had an IV of 0.45 NS infusing at 60ml/hr. THe patient had hematemesis of 450 ml at 1530. The doctor ordered 2 units of pRBC to infuse over 3 hr each, followed by an IV of 0.9NS at 125 ml/hr. The nurse discontinued the current IV at 1600 to start the 1st unit of pRBC. Prior to the 2nd unit of pRBC, 50ml of 0.9NS was given over 15 minutes. The client voided twice on your shift (375ml, 450ml). Calculate the patient's total I & O starting at 1500 and ending at 2300. ****One unit of pRBC's = 250ml**** How do you do these types of problems without getting totally confused?