The nurse is positioning the Foley catheter prior to a cesarean birth. Which position should the nurse use to place the catheter drainage tubing and catheter bag?

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The drain tube of the catheter should be positioned under the client's to promote drainage and to keep the catheter away from the operative area. Urinary output must be continuously monitored. An early sign of hypovolemia is decreasing urinary output. The anesthesia clinician must monitor urine output during the surgery so it should not be clamped. The surgeon might step on the drainage bag if the catheter were below the drapes, and no one could monitor the urine output.

The Nurse Is Positioning the Foley Catheter Prior to a Cesarean