Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 83%
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The unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) empties the indwelling urinary catheter for a client who is four (4) hours postoperative transurethral resection of the prostate and informs the nurse the urine is red with some clots. Which intervention should the nurse implement first?
Correct answer
A
Rationale
Assessing urine output confirms hematuria extent and patency, the first step post-TURP.