The client is 1 day postop TURP. He has a three-way indwelling urinary catheter with continuous bladder irrigation. During handoff report, the nurse learns that the client’s output was 1700 mL. A priority nursing intervention is for the nurse to:
a. check the client’s oral and parenteral intake for the previous shift.
b. know the amount of irrigation fluid that infused during the previous shift.
c. assess if the client has passed any urinary clots through the catheter.
d. ensure that the urinary output is yellow to pinkish in color.
Rationale:
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