A patient experienced a TBSA burn 72 hours ago. The nurse observes that the patients hourly urine output has been steadily increasing over the past 24 hours. How should the nurse best respond to this finding?
A) Obtain an order to reduce the rate of the patients IV fluid infusion.
B) Report the patients early signs of acute kidney injury (AKI) .
C) Recognize that the patient is experiencing an expected onset of diuresis.
D) Administer sodium chloride as ordered to compensate for this fluid loss.
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