The nurse is caring for an unstable patient with acute kidney injury.What therapy should the nurse expect to be ordered?

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Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT)is used to remove fluid and solutes in a con-trolled,continuous manner in unstable patients with AKI.Unstable patients may not be able to tolerate the rapid fluid shifts that occur in hemodialysis,so CRRT provides an alternative therapy that results in less dramatic fluid shifting.A.C.The patient is not stable enough for hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis.B.A urinary catheter may or may not be indicated for this patient.

The Nurse Is Caring for an Unstable Patient with Acute