A nurse notices a patient’s urine output is 20 mL/hour despite resuscitation. What should the nurse anticipate?
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Correct answer: Increase the infusion rate or reassess the cause of oliguria
Low urine output indicates inadequate perfusion/resuscitation; fluid infusion rate may need increasing or other causes of low output evaluated.
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