The nurse, caring for a client recovering from surgery, is monitoring the urine output and will notify the surgeon if the output falls below:
1. 10 mL/hr.
2. 20 mL/hr.
3. 30 mL/hr.
4. 50 mL/hr.
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With proper renal function, the kidneys will produce a minimum of 30 mL of urine per hour. A urine output of 10 or 20 mL/hr should be reported to the physician. A urine output of 50 mL/hr does not need to be reported.
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A. What is likely to occur if things continue as they are and no changes are made B. What can occur if some changes are made in the current state of affairs C. What is likely to occur when specific ef-forts are made to accomplish goals D. What we would like to see happen
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a. becomes aware of the early physical signs of stress. b. concentrates on placing oneself as the center of everything. c. mentally filters one's perceptions. d. disqualifies the positive in the experience.
Concerning the postpartum uterus, nurses should be aware that:
1. at the end of the third stage of labor it weighs approximately 500 g. 2. after 2 weeks postpartum it should not be palpable abdominally. 3. after 2 weeks postpartum it weighs 100 g. 4. it is back to its original (prepregnancy) size by 6 weeks postpartum.
Which of the following may be missed unless the patient is placed in the left lateral decubitus position and auscultated with the bell?
A) Mitral stenosis murmur B) Opening snap of the mitral valve C) S3 and S4 gallops D) All of the above