A clientpatient is to receive 500 mL of ¾ strength Ensure as a tube feeding every 8 hours.How many mL of full-strength Ensure is the patientclient receiving every hour?

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First determine the amount of full strength Ensure that is used to make 500 mL of ¾ strength by using the equation ¾ = 500 x mL;500/3/4 = 500 x 0.75 = 375 mL.Then divide the amount of full-strength Ensure by 8 or 375 mL/8 = 46.875 mL.The cliente patient is receiving 46.875 mL of full-strength Ensure every hour.

A Clientpatient Is to Receive 500 ML of ¾ Strength