A Patient Who Has Not Voided for Several Hours Is

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Multiple Choice

A patient who has not voided for several hours is prescribed an indwelling urinary catheter.How should the nurse explain the procedure to the patient?

• A) "I need to put a Foley in you because you haven't voided since your surgical procedure."
• B) "I need to insert a tube into your bladder to drain the urine because you haven't urinated since surgery."
• C) "I need to catheterize you because you haven't urinated since having your surgery."
• D) "I need to place a catheter in your bladder because you haven't voided since surgery."

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