The nurse is preparing the male client for a transrectal ultrasound. The nurse should instruct the client to:
1. refrain from a bowel movement prior to the test.
2. place the client in the lithotomy position.
3. not void prior to the ultrasound.
4. ask for pain medication.
Answer: 2
1. The client is instructed to self-administer a Fleet enema the evening before the test.
2. The client will be placed in the lithotomy position.
3. The client should void prior to the test.
4. The client may be given sedation, but not pain medication.
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