A nurse is caring for a preoperative patient who has been administered a preoperative narcotic and is requesting to void. What action should the nurse take?
A) Assist the patient to the bathroom.
B) Offer the patient a bedpan.
C) Wait until the patient gets to the operating room and is catheterized.
D) Let the patient go to the bathroom.
Ans: B
Feedback: If a patient needs to void following administration of a sedative, the nurse should offer the patient a urinal. The patient should not get out of bed because of the potential for lightheadedness.
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