The nurse would evaluate the need for no further instructions if the postcystometry patient says that he or she understands that he or she should (select all that apply):
1. "Drink no fluids for 6 hours after the test."
2. "Report a change in my abdominal girth."
3. "Notify the doctor if I have difficulty voiding."
4. "Sleep on my stomach."
5. "Notify my doctor if I experience burning on urination."
3, 5
Voiding difficulty and burning on urination are complications that should be reported to the doctor. Neither fluid intake nor sleeping positions are restricted. Abdominal girth is not sig-nificant to the postcystometry recovery.
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