A nurse identifies a nursing diagnosis of impaired urinary elimination related to urinary tract infection. When developing the plan of care, what would be most important for the nurse to do first?
A) Develop a schedule for bladder emptying.
B) Encourage fluid intake.
C) Assess usual voiding patterns.
D) Monitor intake and output.
Ans: C
The first action would be to assess the child's usual voiding patterns to establish a baseline to develop an appropriate schedule for bladder emptying. Encouraging fluid intake and monitoring intake and output would be appropriate, but these would not be the first action.
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