The nurse assesses the client who is 1 day postop transurethral resection of the prostate. He has not had any output from the urinary catheter for 2 hours. The client has an order for intermittent manual bladder irrigation. Which technique is best for the nurse to use to safely carry out this order?
a. Irrigate with 50 mL of sterile water and aspirate an equal amount of fluid.
b. Use clean technique and irrigate until the return is free of clots.
c. Use sterile technique and irrigate with 50 mL of solution at a time.
d. Start continuous bladder irrigation and infuse 200 mL over 30 minutes.
Rationale:
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