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A Patient Who Had Surgery 8 Hours Ago Has Not

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A patient who had surgery 8 hours ago has not voided.The physician has prescribed that an indwelling urinary catheter be inserted.Which of the following statements should the nurse use to describe the procedure to the patient? "I need to:


A) "Put a Foley in you because you haven't voided since your surgical procedure"
B) "Insert a tube into your bladder to drain the urine because you haven't urinated since surgery"
C) "Catheterize you because you haven't urinated since having your surgery"
D) "Place a catheter in your bladder because you haven't voided since surgery"

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