问题
单项选择题
An infant is admitted to the hospital because of having frequent diarrheal stools with acute rotaviral infection. The nurse notes 40 to 60 bowel sounds per minute. The child has poor skin turgor, and the mucous membranes are dry. The nurse would make a nursing diagnosis of Deficient fluid volume related to
A. insufficient antidiuretic hormone.
B. inability to metabolize nutrients.
C. decreased gastric emptying.
D. increased gastrointestinal motility.
答案
参考答案：D
解析：Rotavirus is a type of viral infection that affects the gastrointestinal tract. It causes diarrhea which results in fluid loss. This type of infection can be very serious in infants who, because of their immature kidneys, cannot adjust to fluid loss as readily as adults.