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Fluids and Electrolytes Nursing Questions with Rationales
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1) A nurse is caring for a critically ill patient with a urinary retention catheter. Which hourly urine output should FIRST alert the nurse that the primary health-care provider should be notified? 1. 20mL 2. 30mL 3. 80mL 4. 120mL - Answer: 2 Rationale: The circulating blood volume perfuses the kidneys producing a glomerular filtrate of which varying amounts are either reabsorbed or excreted to maintain fluid balance. When a person's hourly urine output is only 30mL, it indicates a deficient circulating fluid volume inadequate renal perfusion and/or kidney disease. THe primary health-care provider should be notified. The PCP should be notified long before the hourly urine output reaches 20mL, th
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