The nurse is preparing a room for a client about to be admitted for oliguria. The nurse knows the definition of oliguria to be:
a. excessive urination at night
b. diminished capacity to form and excrete urine (<500 mL/day)
c. painful urination
d. cessation of urine production or urine output <100 mL/day
B
The definition of oliguria is the diminished capacity to form and excrete urine (<500 mL/day). Anuria is the cessation of urine production or urine output <100mL/day. Nocturia is excessive urination at night while dysuria is painful urination.
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