The nurse is having difficulty inserting a urinary catheter in an older female patient. Which position should the nurse use to help facilitate the insertion of the catheter?
1. Side-lying lifting up the buttock
2. Supine with the bed flat, legs bent and apart
3. Supine with the HOB elevated at 30 degrees
4. Supine with the head of bed (HOB) elevated at 90 degrees
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Rationale: Because of estrogen-mediated changes in the perineal area of postmenopausal women, the urinary meatus may be very difficult to visualize. The side-lying position lifting up the buttock is an alternative that provides better visualization of the urinary meatus.
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