The nurse is providing care to a patient who had surgery 8 hours ago and has not voided. The physician has prescribed an indwelling urinary catheter be inserted. Which of the following statements should the nurse use to describe the procedure to the patient?
A) "I will put a Foley in you because you haven't voided since your surgical procedure."
B) "I will insert a tube into your bladder to drain the urine because you haven't urinated since surgery."
C) "The physician has prescribed catheterization because you haven't urinated since having your surgery."
D) "I need to place a catheter in your bladder because you haven't voided since surgery."
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