If a patient has not voided in the 8 hours following the removal ...

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If a patient has not voided in the 8 hours following the removal of an indwelling catheter or has voided less than 240 mL, a nurse should
 
  1. Notify the health-care provider.
  2. Insert a new catheter and obtain a urine specimen.
  3. Perform a bladder scan.
  4. Irrigate the urethra.

Question 2

A patient has surgery that creates a pouch from his intestine. His ureters empty into the pouch, while a nipple valve allows him to perform self-catheterization to intermittently empty the pouch. A nurse identifies this type of urinary diversion as a(n)
 
  1. Orthotopic bladder substitution.
  2. Ileal conduit.
  3. Continent urostomy.
  4. Suprapubic catheter.

[karmakat49]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: 1

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 3

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[hramirez205]

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