The nurse has an order to start the patient on continuousformula tube feedings at 70...

The nurse has an order to start the patient on continuous formula tube feedings at 70 mL/hr. The nurse starts the feeding at 0800 through a feeding pump but stops the feeding at 1100 for 1 hour. At 1200, the nurse restarts the feeding at the same rate. At 1500, the nurse calculates the formula intake for the 0700 to 1500 shift. What is the formula feeding intake?

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The nurse starts the formula tube feeding at 70 mL/ hr.

For detailed calculation , please refer to the notes below ------

Nightingale answered 2 years ago

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