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.)

Solution Steps

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

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: \( 4 \text{ oz} \times 29.5735 \text{ mL/oz} = 118.294 \text{ mL} \)

Add the milliliters from each fluid item to find the total fluid intake:

\[ 236.588 \text{ mL} + 295.735 \text{ mL} + 118.294 \text{ mL} = 650.617 \text{ mL} \]

Round the total fluid intake to the nearest whole number:

\[ 650.617 \approx 651 \]

Final Answer