A Patient with Acute Urinary Retention Associated with BPH Is

A patient with acute urinary retention associated with BPH is admitted to the emergency department. The patient has had no urine output for 16 hours, and the laboratory work shows a blood urea nitrogen (BUN) level of 50 mg/dl and a creatinine of 3.0 mg/dl. The nurse will anticipate a health care provider order to

A) schedule the patient for inpatient hemodialysis.
B) insert a retention catheter.
C) start an IV line for fluid administration.
D) administer furosemide (Lasix) .

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