The client is 2 days postop TURP and is complaining of an increasing urge to void. The client has a threeway urinary catheter with continuous bladder irrigation. After assessing that the catheter is patent and is draining freely, the priority nursing intervention is to:
a. reassure the client that the catheter is draining appropriately.
b. document the client’s complaints and assessment findings.
c. give the client antispasmodic medication.
d. notify the physician.
Rationale:
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