A Client in the Preoperative Holding Room Has Received Sedation

question 27

Multiple Choice

A client in the preoperative holding room has received sedation and now needs to urinate.What action by the nurse is best?

• A) Allow the client to walk to the bathroom.
• B) Delegate assisting the client to the nurse's aide.
• C) Give the client a bedpan or urinal to use.
• D) Insert a urinary catheter now instead of waiting.

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