Questions: A nurse is monitoring a client's fluid intake. For breakfast, the client consumed 8 oz of milk, 10 oz of water, 4 oz of flavored gelatin, 1 scrambled egg, 1 crisp piece of bacon, and 2 biscuits with jelly. How many mL should the nurse record as the client's fluid intake? (Fill in the blank with the numeric value only, round the answer to the nearest whole number, and use a leading zero if applicable. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is monitoring a client's fluid intake. For breakfast, the client consumed 8 oz of milk, 10 oz of water, 4 oz of flavored gelatin, 1 scrambled egg, 1 crisp piece of bacon, and 2 biscuits with jelly. How many mL should the nurse record as the client's fluid intake? (Fill in the blank with the numeric value only, round the answer to the nearest whole number, and use a leading zero if applicable. Do not use a trailing zero.)

Transcript text: A nurse is monitoring a client's fluid intake. For breakfast, the client consumed 8 oz of milk, 10 oz of water, 4 oz of flavored gelatin, 1 scrambled egg, 1 crisp piece of bacon, and 2 biscuits with jelly. How many mL should the nurse record as the client's fluid intake? (Fill in the blank with the numeric value only, round the answer to the nearest whole number, and use a leading zero if applicable. Do not use a trailing zero.)

Solution

Solution Steps

Step 1: Identify Fluid Intake Items

The problem requires us to calculate the total fluid intake in milliliters (mL) from the items consumed. The items that contribute to fluid intake are:

8 oz of milk
10 oz of water
4 oz of flavored gelatin

Step 2: Convert Fluid Ounces to Milliliters

We need to convert the fluid ounces to milliliters. The conversion factor is:

$1 \text{ oz} = 29.5735 \text{ mL}$

Now, we convert each fluid item:

Milk: $8 \text{ oz} \times 29.5735 \text{ mL/oz} = 236.588 \text{ mL}$
Water: $10 \text{ oz} \times 29.5735 \text{ mL/oz} = 295.735 \text{ mL}$
Flavored Gelatin: $4 \text{ oz} \times 29.5735 \text{ mL/oz} = 118.294 \text{ mL}$