The nurse should recognize that a client who has gonorrheal urethritis should NOT be catheterized for what reason?
a. Inflammation in the infected tissue will increase.
b. The infection could spread rapidly to the genital organs.
c. Segmented bacteriologic localization cultures can be obtained.
d. Voiding will flush the bacteria out of the urinary tract.
B
Catheterization in a client who has gonorrheal urethritis should be avoided to prevent the infection from spreading to the genital organs.
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