Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 91%
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Passage / Scenario
A client has been transferred from a nursing home to the hospital with an indwelling urinary catheter. The urine is cloudy and foul-smelling.Which of the following nursing measures would be MOST appropriate?
Correct answer
B
Rationale
Strategy: All answers are implementations. Determine the outcome of each answer choice. Is it desired? (1) does not address the problem of the client's urine, should not be performed (2) correct-increasing intake of fluids is an appropriate independent nursing action that facilitates removal of concentrated urine (3) does not address the problem of the client's urine, should not be performed (4) could increase the chance of developing an infection