On the First Postoperative Day,a Patient with a TURP Complains

question 5

Multiple Choice

On the first postoperative day,a patient with a TURP complains of abdominal pain.The nurse finds that the bladder is greatly distended.What should the nurse do next?

• A) Inform the charge nurse.
• B) Irrigate the indwelling catheter with 20 to 30 mL of normal saline.
• C) Increase the continuous bladder irrigation flow rate.
• D) Turn the patient to the right side.

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