A male patient with a recent total hip replacement who cannot ambulate to the bathroom needs assistance with toileting. A nurse should
1. Assist the patient to the bathroom.
2. Have the patient stand at the bedside and void into a urinal.
3. Have the patient use a fracture pan.
4. Roll the patient onto his side and have him void into a bedpan.
ANS: 3
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