Question

the nurse is reading a physicians progress notes in the clients record and reads that the physician has documented insensible fluid loss of approximately 800 ml daily. the nurse plans to monitor the client, knowing that insensible fluid loss occurs through which type of excretion?

Explanation:

Insensible fluid loss is the loss that cannot be measured or felt. Urinary output, wound drainage, and gastrointestinal tract losses are measurable. Integumentary output (through the skin as insensible perspiration) is an example of insensible fluid loss.

Answer:

1. Integumentary output