Multiple Choice
The nurse is performing urinary catheterization for a female patient.The catheter will not advance any further but there is no urine output.What is the appropriate action of the nurse?
A) Withdraw the catheter and notify the health care provider immediately.
B) Palpate the patient's bladder to assess for fullness,tenderness,or distention.
C) Leave the catheter in place and reattempt insertion with a new sterile catheter.
D) Utilize the bladder scanner to determine how much urine is in the patient's bladder.
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