Assessing for decrease in urinary output by the nurse will best monitor the nutrition and fluid balance in the post term newborn.
Other physical signs used in the assessment of fluid and nutrition status could be:
Most infants on the NICU will be weighed at least twice weekly, with head circumferences and length ideally measured weekly. Diet information, and routine laboratory data should be also assessed
Careful fluid and electrolyte management is essential for the well being of the sick neonate. Inadequate administration of fluids can result in hyperosmolarity, metabolic abnormalities and renal failure.
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