21. The nurse caring for a patient who has undergone major a…

21. The nurse caring for a patient who has undergone major abdominal surgery notices that the patient’s urine output has been less than 20 mL/hour for the past 2 hours. At 0500 in the morning the patient’s blood pressure is 100/60 mm Hg, and the pulse is 110 beats per minute.

1. The nurse is caring for a patient who has received their…

1. The nurse is caring for a patient who has received their first dose of IV furosemide 80 mg and morphine 2 mg for the treatment of acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) with severe orthopnea. Which clinical finding is the best indicator that the treatment has been effective?