The patient has a goal of maintaining urinary output of at least 30 mL/hour as part of the nursing care plan.However the patient's urinary output for the shift was only 20 mL/hour.What is the appropriate action of the nurse?
A) Contact the physician to obtain an order for diuretics to increase urinary output.
B) Reassess the patient to determine why the urinary output was less than 30 mL/hour.
C) Change the goal to: patient will maintain urinary output of at least 20 mL/hour.
D) Inform the patient that the urinary output goal for the shift was not met.
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