What does the nurse understand is the purpose of encouraging fluids for a patient who has influenza?
a. To decrease metabolism
b. To increase excretion of toxins
c. To dilute bacterial serum concentration
d. To dilute bacterial urinary concentration
ANS: B
Influenza is caused by a virus, not bacteria. Increasing fluids promotes the elimination of the virus and toxins.
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