Answer to Question 1
A, B, E
To promote relaxation and stimulate bladder contractions, use sensory stimuli (e.g., turning on running water, putting a patient's hand in a pan of warm water, or stroking the female patient's inner thigh) and providing privacy. A strategy to promote relaxation and stimulate bladder contractions is to help patients assume the normal position for voiding. Encourage patients to attempt voiding according to the clock, not urge.
Answer to Question 2
D
Disconnecting the drainage tube from the catheter breaches sterile technique and can cause introduction of bacteria into the system. Because urine in the drainage bag can rapidly grow bacteria, never take a urine sample from the drainage bag.
Patients with physical special needs, such as a wheelchair, need to have this documented in their he
The nurse uses a noninvasive bladder ultrasound to measure the client’s bladder volume.
The urinary system: kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra with expanded view of a nephron and the u
The urinary system.
Prioritization of Admission, Discharge, and Triage of Acutely III Patients in an ICU