The nurse is teaching new parents how to calculate the amount of formula to feed their newborn each day. The baby weighs 8 lb. How much formula should the nurse teach the parents to provide each day?

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The total fluid ingested for 24 hours must be sufficient to meet the infant's fluid needs and is calculated by determining 75 to 90 ml or 2.5 to 3.0 oz of fluid per pound of body weight per day. Because the infant weighs 8 lb, the amount of formula would be between 8.0 × 2.5 or 20 oz and 8.0 × 3.0 or 24 oz. The other choices are inaccurate calculations for the amount of formula to provide to an infant weighing 8 lb.

The Nurse Is Teaching New Parents How to Calculate the Amount