The client at home who is using intermittent self-catheterization is concerned about the cost of sterile straight catheters. What is the nurse's best response?
A. "I will explore whether or not you qualify for money to purchase these necessary supplies."
B. "Even though it is expensive, the cost of taking care of urinary tract infections would be even higher."
C. "If you can treat the catheters by boiling them, you can reuse them up to 10 times each."
D. "You can reuse the catheters here at home. Only clean technique, rather than ste-rile technique, is needed."
D
At home, clean technique for intermittent self-catheterization is sufficient to prevent cystitis and other urinary tract infections.
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