A nurse receives a report on a patient who just returned from surgery following a transurethral prostatectomy. The nurse is told that the patient has a urinary catheter. The nurse will most likely find

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A transurethral prostatectomy typically requires a three-way catheter, which is used for continuous bladder irrigation and to drain urine. A suprapubic catheter is inserted through the abdomen into the bladder, a condom catheter is used for men who have difficulty controlling urine but do not require a catheterization, and a coudé catheter has a curved tip to navigate around an enlarged prostate.

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