While caring for a hospitalized older adult female post hip surgery, the new graduate nurse is faced with the task of inserting an indwelling urinary catheter, which involves rotating the hip into a contraindicated position
The nurse exhibits critical thinking to perform this task by a. Following textbook procedure.
b. Notifying the physician of the need for a urologist consult.
c. Adapting the positioning technique to the situation.
d. Postponing catheter insertion until the next shift.
C
The nurse must use critical thinking skills in this situation to adapt positioning technique. In practice, patient procedures are not always presented as in a textbook, but they are individualized. A urologist consult is not warranted for position, but perhaps instead for difficulty in insertion. Postponing insertion of the catheter is not an appropriate action.
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