The nurse should recognize that a client who has urethritis should NOT be catheterized for what reason?
a. Inflammation in the infected tissue will in-crease.
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 urethritis should be avoided to prevent the infection from spreading to the genital organs.
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