Resistance is encountered during the urinary catheterization of a male client. The nurse should:
A. Remove the catheter immediately
B. Apply force to insert the catheter farther
C. Ask the client to breathe quickly through the mouth
D. Hold the catheter firmly against the sphincter to see if it relaxes
D
D. When resistance is met, nurse should hold catheter firmly against sphincter without forcing catheter.
A. It is normal to meet resistance at the prostatic sphincter. When resistance is met, nurse should hold catheter firmly against sphincter without forcing catheter.
B. Do not use force to insert a catheter.
C. Ask client to bear down as if to void, and slowly insert catheter through urethral meatus.
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