Nurses must be alert for increased fluid requirements when a child has which one of the following?
A) Fever
B) Mechanical ventilation
C) Congestive heart failure
D) Increased intracranial pressure (ICP)

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Fever leads to great insensible fluid loss in young children because of their increased body surface area relative to fluid volume.The respiratory rate influences insensible fluid loss and should be monitored in a mechanically ventilated child.Congestive heart failure is a case of fluid overload in children.ICP does not lead to increased fluid requirements in children.

Nurses Must Be Alert for Increased Fluid Requirements When a Child