MEASURING INTAKE AND OUTPUT

Procedure Rationale
Equipment needed:

Non-sterile gloves

Calibrated glass

Calibrated container

Intravenous Fluid

Bedpan

Drainage Bottle

Urinal

Urine bag

Wash Hands.

Explain purpose of keeping I & O

record to client. Explain that:

All fluids taken orally must be

recorded

Form for recording must be used

Client must void into bedpan or

urinal, not into toilet.

Toilet tissue should be disposed

of in plastic-lined container, not
in bedpan.

ORAL INTAKE

Measure all oral fluids in accord

with agency policy (e.g., cup =
150 ml, glass = 240ml

Record time and amount of all

fluid intakes in the designated
space on bedside form (oral,
 Procedure Rationale
tube feedings, IV fluids)

Transfer 8-hour total fluid intake

from bedside I & O record to
graphic sheet or 24-hour I & O
record on client’s chart.

Record all forms of intake,

except blood and blood products,
int the appropriate column of the
24-hour record.

Complete 24-hour intake record

by adding all 8-hour totals.

OUTPUT

Don non sterile gloves.

Empty urinal, bedpan, urine bag

into a calibrated container.

Remove gloves, and wash hands.

Record time and amount of

output (urine, drainage from
nasogastric tube, drainage tube)
on bedside I&O record.

Transfer 8-hour output totals a

24-hour I&O record on the
client’s chart.

Complete 24-hour output record

by adding all 8-hour totals.