After change-of-shift report, which patient should the nurse assess first?
a. Patient with a urethral stricture who has not voided for 12 hours
b. Patient who has cloudy urine after orthotopic bladder reconstruction
c. Patient with polycystic kidney disease whose blood pressure is 186/98 mm Hg
d. Patient who voided bright red urine immediately after returning from lithotripsy
ANS: A
The patient information suggests acute urinary retention, a medical emergency. The nurse will need to assess the patient and consider whether to insert a retention catheter. The other patients will also be assessed, but their findings are consistent with their diagnoses and do not require immediate assessment or possible intervention.
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