How will the nurse document a bladder irrigation on the client's intake and output record?
a. by recording only the amount of irrigant instilled
b. by recording the amount of irrigant instilled and the amount of drainage measured
c. by recording only the amount of drainage
d. by measuring drainage before and after irrigation is completed
B
A three-way catheter is used to perform continuous bladder irrigation to allow inflation of the retention balloon, drainage of urine, and instillation of irrigation solution. The intake and output record is completed by recording the amount of irrigant instilled and the amount of drainage measured.
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