A child has just returned to the pediatric intensive care unit after having a kidney transplant. Which assessment takes priority for this child?
A.
Level of consciousness
B.
Hourly urine output
C.
Pain
D.
Vital signs
ANS: B
All assessments are important in a postoperative patient. However, because the child had a kidney transplant, assessment of renal function takes priority.
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