The Patient Has a Goal of Maintaining Urinary Output of at Least

question 16

Multiple Choice

The patient has a goal of maintaining urinary output of at least 30 mL/hour as part of the nursing care plan.However the patient's urinary output for the shift was only 20 mL/hour.What is the appropriate action of the nurse?

• A) Contact the physician to obtain an order for diuretics to increase urinary output.
• B) Reassess the patient to determine why the urinary output was less than 30 mL/hour.
• C) Change the goal to: patient will maintain urinary output of at least 20 mL/hour.
• D) Inform the patient that the urinary output goal for the shift was not met.

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Definitions:

Unconditioned Stimulus (UCS)

In classical conditioning, an automatically eliciting stimulus that leads to an unconditioned response without prior conditioning.

Conditioned Stimulus (CS)

In classical conditioning, a previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus, evokes a conditioned response.

Stimulus Discrimination

The ability to distinguish between different stimuli, even if they are similar, based on learned responses.

Stimulus Generalization

The tendency for the conditioned response to be elicited by stimuli that are similar to the conditioned stimulus.