The nurse is caring for a client with a history of chronic urinary tract infections. The nurse is planning care for this client based on the priority nursing diagnosis of urinary retention related to scarring. Based on this data, which treatment does the nurse anticipate from the healthcare provider?
A)Antibiotic therapy
B)An anticholinergic medication
C)Intermittent straight catheterization
D)Removal of bladder stones

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A)The healthcare provider may order straight catheterization so the client can be taught to self-catheterize and manage the urinary retention at home. Antibiotic therapy is not indicated, as the client does not have an infection now. Anticholinergic medications can cause urinary retention. Bladder stones are not the problem; scarring is.
B)The healthcare provider may order straight catheterization so the client can be taught to self-catheterize and manage the urinary retention at home. Antibiotic therapy is not indicated, as the client does not have an infection now. Anticholinergic medications can cause urinary retention. Bladder stones are not the problem; scarring is.
C)The healthcare provider may order straight catheterization so the client can be taught to self-catheterize and manage the urinary retention at home. Antibiotic therapy is not indicated, as the client does not have an infection now. Anticholinergic medications can cause urinary retention. Bladder stones are not the problem; scarring is.
D)The healthcare provider may order straight catheterization so the client can be taught to self-catheterize and manage the urinary retention at home. Antibiotic therapy is not indicated, as the client does not have an infection now. Anticholinergic medications can cause urinary retention. Bladder stones are not the problem; scarring is.

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