A patient has been brought to the ED after suffering genitourinary trauma in an assault. Initial assessment reveals that the patients bladder is distended. What is the nurses most appropriate action?
A) Withhold fluids from the patient.
B) Perform intermittent urinary catheterization.
C) Insert a narrow-gauge indwelling urinary catheter.
D) Await orders following the urologists assessment.
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