Question: The nurse writes the nursing diagnosis of Deficient Fluid Volume after performing a nursing assessment. For the nursing outcome: Achieve and maintain fluid balance, which goal statement would most directly measure this outcome? Want Assignment Help? The patient's systolic blood pressure will remain above 90 for 24 hours. The patient's intake will approximately equal output during a 12-hour shift. The patient will consume 100 mL of oral fluids each hour during a 12-hour shift. The patient will have no dryness or cracking of mucous membranes by the end of the shift.