A nurse cares for a client with a urine specific gravity of 1.040.Which action should the nurse take?

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Normal specific gravity for urine is 1.005 to 1.030.A high specific gravity can occur with dehydration,decreased kidney blood flow (often because of dehydration),and the presence of antidiuretic hormone.Increasing the client's fluid intake would be a beneficial intervention.Assessing the creatinine or obtaining a urine culture would not provide data necessary for the nurse to make a clinical decision.

A Nurse Cares for a Client with a Urine Specific