A Patient with Symptomatic Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) Is Scheduled

question 3

Multiple Choice

A patient with symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is scheduled for photovaporization of the prostate (PVP) at an outpatient surgical center. The nurse will plan to teach the patient

• A) how to care for an indwelling urinary catheter.
• B) that the urine will appear bloody for several days.
• C) about complications associated with urethral stenting.
• D) that symptom improvement will occur in 2 to 3 weeks.