A patient scheduled for dialysis is on a fluid restriction of 1000 mL/day. The nurse sees the patient drinking a 355 mL soft drink after the patient has already reached the maximum intake of fluid for the day
The nurse has instructed the patient on the risks of fluid overload. What action should the nurse take?
A) Take the soft drink away from the patient and inform the dialysis nurse to remove extra fluid from the patient during his next dialysis treatment.
B) Document the patient's behavior as noncompliant and notify the health care provider.
C) Restrict the patient's fluid for the following day and communicate this information to the charge nurse.
D) Reinforce the importance of the fluid restriction, and document the teaching and the intake of extra fluid.
D
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