A patient asks how elevating the legs at night will decrease nocturi
a. What is the nurse's best response?
a. All that fluid gets into circulation before you go to bed.
b. Decreased swelling makes it easier to ambulate at night.
c. It won't help; that's an old wives' tale you heard.
d. This measure helps dehydrate you before bedtime.
A
Elevating the legs returns dependent fluid into circulation so the kidneys can excrete it sooner. Without elevating the legs, that fluid movement does not happen until the patient goes to bed, contributing to nocturia. The other answers are incorrect.
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