The intensive care nurse is caring for the kidney transplant patient who was just transferred from the recovery unit. Which finding is the most serious within the first 12 hours after surgery and warrants immediate notification of the transplant surgeon?
a. Diuresis with increased output
b. Pink and bloody urine
c. Abrupt decrease in urine
d. Small clots in bladder irrigation fluid
Answer: c. Abrupt decrease in urine
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A) Make objective decisions about the validity of the hypotheses. B) Make objective decisions about the reliability of the hypotheses. C) Make subjective decisions about the validity of the hypotheses. D) Make subjective decisions about the reliability of the hypotheses.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)