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Diane

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The nurse is measuring ouput on an infant on the pediatric unit. When weighing the diaper and subtracting the weight of the dry diaper, the nurse records 30 grams and documents this as _________ mL.
 
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The nurse explains that the device that measures the pressure and volume of the urine stream is called the _________________.
 
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Reply #1 on: Jun 28, 2018
Answer to Question 1

30

Diapers may be weighed on a gram scale before application and after removal (1 g = 1 mL)

Answer to Question 2

uroflowmeter

The device that specifically measures the dynamics of micturition is the uroflowmeter.


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