After undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia, a male client returns to the room with continuous bladder irrigation. On the first day after surgery, the client reports bladder pain. What should nurse Andrew do first?
a. Increase the I.V. flow rate.
b. Notify the physician immediately.
c. Assess the irrigation catheter for patency and drainage.
d. Administer meperidine (Demerol), 50 mg I.M., as prescribed.
Answer C.
Although postoperative pain is expected, the nurse should make sure that other factors, such as an obstructed irrigation catheter, aren’t the cause of the pain. After assessing catheter patency, the nurse should administer an analgesic, such as meperidine, as prescribed. Increasing the I.V. flow rate may worsen the pain. Notifying the physician isn’t necessary unless the pain is severe or unrelieved by the prescribed medication.
a. Increase the I.V. flow rate.
b. Notify the physician immediately.
c. Assess the irrigation catheter for patency and drainage.
d. Administer meperidine (Demerol), 50 mg I.M., as prescribed.
Answer C.
Although postoperative pain is expected, the nurse should make sure that other factors, such as an obstructed irrigation catheter, aren’t the cause of the pain. After assessing catheter patency, the nurse should administer an analgesic, such as meperidine, as prescribed. Increasing the I.V. flow rate may worsen the pain. Notifying the physician isn’t necessary unless the pain is severe or unrelieved by the prescribed medication.
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