The nurse caring for a newborn on a ventilator for acute respiratory distress syndrome informs the parents that the newborn is improving. Which of the following data supports the nurse's assessment?
1. Decreased urine output
2. Pulmonary vascular resistance increases
3. Increased PCO2
4. Increased urination
4. Increased urination
Rationale:
As fluid moves out of the lungs and into the bloodstream, alveoli open and kidney perfusion increases, thereby increasing urine output. Increased urination could be an indication that the newborn's condition is improving. Pulmonary vascular resistance increases with hypoxia. Increased PCO2 results from alveolar hypoventilation.
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