A Patient Has Been Admitted to the Post-Surgical Unit After

Multiple Choice

A patient has been admitted to the post-surgical unit after having a gastroduodenostomy. The patient has had a total urine output of 36cc in the last four hours. What is the nurse's next intervention?

A) Notify the nursing assistant that the patient needs help with sitting up in bed.
B) Consult the chart to determine if the patient had any urine output during the surgical procedure.
C) Contact the physician to report the output and determine further orders.
D) Do nothing; this is not an abnormal output for this type of surgery.