A Patient Is Postoperative Day 3 Following the Creation of an Ileal

A patient is postoperative day 3 following the creation of an ileal conduit for the treatment of invasive bladder cancer. The patient is quickly learning to self-manage the urinary diversion, but expresses concern about the presence of mucus in the urine. What is the nurses most appropriate response?

A) Report this finding promptly to the primary care provider.
B) Obtain a sterile urine sample and send it for culture.
C) Obtain a urine sample and check it for $\mathrm{pH}$ .
D) Reassure the patient that this is an expected phenomenon.