What data would best help the nurse to monitor a patient with diabetes insipidus?
a. Bowel sounds and abdominal girth
b. Intake and output and daily weight
c. Blood glucose before meals and at bedtime
d. Pupil responses and hand grasps
ANS: B
Fluid balance is best monitored with daily weights; intake and output may also be helpful. Bowel sounds, abdominal girth, and blood glucose are not affected. Neurological symptoms would occur only late in the disorder if the patient does not receive care.
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