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PRACTICE QUESTIONS
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2025 LATEST UPDATE
Urinary catheterization is
prescribed for a postoperative
female client who has been
unable to void for 8 hours. The
nurse inserts the catheter, but
,no urine is seen in the tubing.
Which action will the nurse
take
next?
A.Clamp the catheter and
recheck it in 60 minutes.
B. Pull the catheter back 3
inches and redirect upward.
C. Leave the catheter in place
and reattempt with another
catheter.
D. Notify the
,health care
provider of a
possible
obstruction. -
Answer: C
It is likely that the first
catheter is in the vagina,
rather than the bladder.
Leaving the first catheter in
place will help locate the
, meatus when attempting the
second catheterization (C).
The client should have at least
p p p p p p
240 mL of urine after 8 hours. (A)
p p p p p p p
pdoes not resolve the problem.
p p p p p
(B) will not change the location
p p p p p p
of the catheter unless it is
p p p p p p
completely removed, in which p p p p
case a new catheter must be
p p p p p p
used. There is no evidence of a
p p p p p p p
urinary tract obstruction if the p p p p p
catheter could be easily p p p p
inserted (D). p