The nurse is caring for a patient with diabetes insipidus. The patient has constant severe thirst, drinks fluids continuously, and voids 3 to 4 L of clear yellow urine daily. Which term will the nurse use in the record to describe this patient's urinary o
a. Anuria
b. Oliguria
c. Polyuria
d. Enuresis
ANS: C
Urinary output greater than 2500 mL/day is polyuria. Insufficient urine output is oliguria, whereas absence of urine is anuria. Enuresis is commonly known as "bedwetting" at night.
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