After having a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP), a client returns to the unit with a three-way indwelling urinary catheter and continuous closed bladder irrigation. Which data collected by the nurse suggests that the client’s catheter is occluded? The client reports bladder spasms and the urge to void. The normal saline irrigant is infusing at a rate of 50 gtt/minute. The urine in the drainage bag appears pink. About 1,000 mL of irrigant have been instilled, and 1,200 mL of drainage have been returned.
[Solved]: After having a transurethral resection of the…
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