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Correct answer now posted by Tanya…
Twelve hours post lumbar laminectomy a client complains of discomfort and the inability to void. Which is the best action for the nurse to take?
- Assist the client to the bathroom
- Palpate for fullness of the bladder
- Apply manual pressure to the bladder as the client attempts to void
- Insert an indwelling catheter