A Patient Requests the Nurse's Assistance to the Bedside Commode

question 27

Multiple Choice

A patient requests the nurse's assistance to the bedside commode and becomes frustrated when unable to void in front of the nurse.The nurse understands the patient's inability to void because

• A) Anxiety can make it difficult for abdominal and perineal muscles to relax enough to void.
• B) The patient does not recognize the physiological signals that indicate a need to void.
• C) The patient is lonely, and calling the nurse in under false pretenses is a way to get attention.
• D) The patient is not drinking enough fluids to produce adequate urine output.

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