A nursing student is assigned to care for an infant with a diagnosis of heart failure (HF). The student develops a plan of care

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A nursing student is assigned to care for an infant with a diagnosis of heart failure (HF). The student develops a plan of care

for the child that is focused on monitoring for fluid overload. The student plans to best assess the urine output of the infant by taking which action?

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Serga [27] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-27T00:12:20+03:00

Answer: By weighing the diapers

Explanation:

The congestion in heart, and fluid overload is one of the major clinical symptom which is seen in case of heart failure. The infants gains weight due to more fluids in the body.

In this there should be a proper monitoring of the fluid intake and output in order to treat a patient.

In case of infants, weighing the diapers can help in getting the information about the condition of infant.

In case of fluid overload the amount of urine excreted by the infant will be more which can be found by weighing the diapers.