You are the nurse calculating the minimum acceptable urine output per hour for an infant who weighs 5 kilograms (kg). Which of the following amounts in cubic centimeters (cc) would you find to be acceptable?

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The minimum acceptable urine output for an infant is typically calculated as 2 cc/kg/hour. For an infant weighing 5 kg, this would be 10 cc/hour at the minimum. Therefore, an output of 10-15 cc/hour is acceptable, aligning with choice B.

You Are the Nurse Calculating the Minimum Acceptable Urine Output