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The nurse notes that urine does not flow after a female patient is catheterized. The nurse believes that the catheter has been placed into the vagin
 
  a. Which action should the nurse take?
  a. Remove the catheter and reinsert it.
  b. Irrigate the catheter with saline.
  c. Leave the catheter in place and insert another one.
  d. Insert the catheter 9 to 10 inches farther into the patient to verify that it is in the vagina.

Question 2

A nurse's role includes performing ___________________ to assess a patient's risk status for malnutrition, assessing and assisting an adult patient with feeding, and identifying patients at risk for aspiration during oral feeding.
 
  Fill in the blanks with correct word



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Answer to Question 1

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If no urine appears, check whether the catheter is in the vagina. If misplaced, leave the catheter in the vagina as a landmark indicating where not to insert it, and insert another catheter into the meatus. Reinserting a catheter that has already been contaminated by vaginal exposure could lead to urinary tract infection.

Answer to Question 2

nutritional screening
A nurse's role includes performing nutritional screening to assess a patient's risk status for malnutrition, assessing and assisting an adult patient with feeding, and identifying patients at risk for aspiration during oral feeding.



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