A patient recovering from abdominal surgery has had a urine output greater than 60 mL/hr for the past 2 hours; however,the output suddenly drops to nothing.What should the nurse do first?
A) Irrigate the catheter with 30 mL of sterile solution.
B) Replace the patient's indwelling urinary catheter.
C) Infuse 500 mL of normal saline solution IV over 1 hour.
D) Notify the surgeon immediately.
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