Author Question: A nurse suspects that a patient may be experiencing urinary retention. What should the nurse expect ... (Read 73 times)

craiczarry · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A nurse suspects that a patient may be experiencing urinary retention. What should the nurse expect to find on assessment of this patient?

a. Spasms and difficulty urinating
b. Pain in the umbilical region
c. Large amounts of voided cloudy urine
d. Small amounts of urine voided 2 to 3 times per hour

Question 2

The nurse is caring for a patient with terminal lung cancer. The patient is in a great deal of pain and is anxious.

The nurse contacts the health care provider to request pain medication for the patient and is given an order for morphine, but the family of the patient refuses to let the patient have it based on religious grounds. This is most likely because the patient and family are members of which of the following faiths? a. Jewish
b. Hindu
c. Catholic
d. Christian

ngr69 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
The patient is only able to partially empty the bladder. Because of a distended bladder, the patient experiences pressure, discomfort, and tenderness over the suprapubic area. Urinary output is also an indicator of bladder function. Patients who have not voided for longer than 3 to 6 hours, and have had fluid intake recorded should be evaluated for urinary retention. In some patients just helping them to a normal position to void prompts voiding.

Answer to Question 2

B
Members of religious faiths that believe in reincarnation (e.g., Hindu religion) support refusal of nourishment and pain medications because of the implications for the dying person's next life. Orthodox Jews stay with a person who is dying throughout the entire process and have community members (minyan) praying at the bedside. Members of the Catholic Church often receive an anointing by a priest and Holy Communion. Christians usually believe in heaven or an afterlife.