A Patient Who Was Stabbed in the Abdomen Has Received

question 26

Multiple Choice

A patient who was stabbed in the abdomen has received fluid resuscitation of 2 liters over the last hour. Which finding would the nurse evaluate as indicating this intervention has been ineffective?

• A) Patient complaints of abdominal pain
• B) Patient's request to see a priest
• C) Urine output of 45 mL for this hour
• D) Heart rate 142 and regular

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