A Postoperative Patient Has Not Voided for 7 Hours After

question 10

Multiple Choice

A postoperative patient has not voided for 7 hours after return to the postsurgical unit. Initially the nurse should

• A) notify the health care provider.
• B) palpate the bladder.
• C) assist the patient to ambulate to the bathroom.
• D) perform the ordered prn straight catheterization.

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