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jCorn1234 · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

The nurse is caring for a patient with diabetes insipidus. The patient has constant severe thirst, drinks fluids continuously, and voids 3 to 4 L of clear yellow urine daily. Which term will the nurse use in the record to describe this patient's urinary o

a. Anuria
b. Oliguria
c. Polyuria
d. Enuresis

Question 2

The nurse is caring for a patient who will be having a colonoscopy the following morning. Which items must be removed from the patient's dinner tray since they are not allowed prior to the test? (Select all that apply.)

a. Cherry-flavored gelatin
b. Cream of chicken soup
c. Glass of apple juice
d. Coffee with cream and sugar
e. Lemon-flavored Italian ice
f.
Can of ginger ale

Kdiggy · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Urinary output greater than 2500 mL/day is polyuria. Insufficient urine output is oliguria, whereas absence of urine is anuria. Enuresis is commonly known as bedwetting at night.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A, B, D
Patients who will undergo colonoscopy testing should have a clear liquid diet the day before the exam, so cream of chicken soup and coffee creamer should not be consumed. Foods with red food coloring should also be avoided prior to colonoscopy.