Multiple Choice
The nurse is caring for a patient with benign prostatic hypertrophy who states that he feels a constant urge to urinate but cannot pass more than 30 to 60 mL of urine at a time. The nurse performs a bladder scan and finds that there are 1100 mL of urine in the patient's bladder. What is the priority nursing diagnosis for this patient?
A) Anxiety r/t continual urge to urinate
B) Reflex incontinence of urine r/t over-distention of the bladder
C) Impaired urination r/t obstruction of urinary bladder outlet
D) Impaired self-toileting r/t inability to pass urine into the toilet
Correct Answer:
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