B.S.c Nursing II year ( II unite)

1. Daily requirement of water and calories
Age range Water requirement
(Ml/kg)
Calorie requirements
( Cal/kg)
First 3 days 80-100 120
3 to 10 days 125-150 120
15 days to 3 months 140-160 120
3 to 12 months 150 110
1 to 3 year 125 100
4 to 6 year 100 90
7 to 9 year 75 80
10 to 12 year 50 70
13 to 15 year 50 60
16 to19 year 50 50
Adult 50 40
Recommended protein allowances
Group Age Protein
allowances
gm/kg/day
Gm/day
Infants
0 to 3 months 2.3(milk protein) -
3 to 6 moths 1.8(milk protein) -
6 to 9 months 1.65 (milk protein) -
9 to 12 months 1.5(milk protein) -
Children
1 to 3 years 1.83 22.0
4 to 6 years 1.52 30.0
7 to 9 years 1.48 41.0
Adolescents
Males
10 to 12 years 1.46 54.0
13 to 15 years 1.40 70.0
16 to 18 years 1.31 78.0
Females
10 to 12 years 1.45 57.0
13 to 15 years 1.33 65.0
16 to 18 years 1.21 63.0

2. Minerals requirement daily
Mineral Age group Requirement
Iron
Infant 1 mg/kg
1 to 3 year 12 mg
4 to 6 year 18 mg
7 to 9 year 26 mg
10 to 12 year  Boys – 34 mg
 Girls -19 mg
13 to 15 years  Boys – 41 mg
 Girls -28 mg
16 to 18 years  Boys – 50 mg
 Girls -30 mg
Calcium
Infants 500mg
1 to 9 years 400 mg
10 to 15 years 600 mg
16 to 18 years 500 mg
Iodine - 0.2 mg
Sodium - 2mEq/kg
Potassium - 1.5 mEq/kg
Zinc - 0.3 mg/kg
Copper - 0.05 to 1 mg/kg
Fluorine - 0.5 to 1 mg
Carbohydrate requirement:-
Age Amount
2-6 months 10 mg/kg
6 months to 1 year 12 mg/kg
1 to 7 year 12mg/kg

3. Daily allowance of nutrients for infants
Nutrients Birth to 6 months 7 to 12 months
Calories 120/kg 100/kg
Protein (g) 2.3 to 1.8/kg 1.8 to 1.5 kg
Calcium (g) 0.5 to 0.6 0.5 to 0.6
Iron (mg) 1mg/kg 1mg/kg
Vitamin A as Retinol (ug) 100 300
Vitamin A as Carotene (ug) 1600 1200
Thiamine (mg) 0.3 0.5
Riboflavin (mg) 0.5 0.6
Niacin (mg) 6 8
Ascorbic acid (mg) 30 30
Folic acid (ug) 25 25
Vitamin B 12 (ug) 0.2 0.2
Vitamine D ( IU) 200 200