A nurse is documenting the removal of a urinary drainage catheter from an assigned patient. If the catheter is removed at 9:00 AM, the nurse recognizes that the patient is due to void by:

A patient is being assessed for a possible urinary tract infection in the outpatient clinic. Before sending a urinalysis specimen to the laboratory, the nurse collects a small amount of urine in order to perform a dipstick test in order to detect:

A patient with a history of cystitis had surgery 24 hours ago and is now unable to void. A bladder scan indicates that he has approximately 400 mL of retained urine. The nurse anticipates that the least invasive intervention the primary care provider will order would be:

The nurse is aware that a patient who is to have a colonoscopy is requested to stop taking drugs that contain iron for ______ days prior to the test.

The statement made by a patient that would delay a scheduled CT scan would be:

A patient with a new colostomy should have the hole in the faceplate cut to allow _____ inch around the stoma.

A nurse would modify the urine collection technique when a urine sample is needed from an infant by:

An adult patient has an order to have his urinary catheter irrigated with normal saline. The nurse plans to draw up how much solution into the sterile irrigation syringe?

To improve the comfort of an older adult patient who is to be in the radiology department for several hours, the nurse should send a(n):

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