Author Question: A client tells the nurse that he rarely drinks straight water. The nurse realizes that all of the ... (Read 135 times)

fox · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A client tells the nurse that he rarely drinks straight water. The nurse realizes that all of the following are true about water, EXCEPT:

a. the normal daily turnover of water is 4 of an adult's total body weight.
b. water is the most abundant nutrient in the body.
c. body water increases as body fat increases.
d. body water decreases with aging.

Question 2

When adding a client's intake and output, the nurse does not need to include which of the following in the calculation?

1. Oral intake
2. Intravenous fluid intake
3. Nasogastric tube drainage
4. Suctioned sputum