The nurse is caring for a patient who has returned to the postsurgical suite after post-anesthetic recovery from a nephrectomy. The nurses most recent hourly assessment reveals a significant drop in level of consciousness and BP as well as scant urine output over the past hour. What is the nurses best response?

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Bleeding may be suspected when the patient experiences fatigue and when urine output is less than 30 $\mathrm{mL} / \mathrm{h}$. The physician must be made aware of this finding promptly. Palpating the patients flanks would cause intense pain that is of no benefit to assessment.

The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient Who Has Returned