A 60-year-old male client is recovering from prostate surgery. What intervention is ordered in the postoperative stage of this surgery?
A) Bladder irrigation
B) Cleansing enema
C) Urinary catheterization
D) Bladder ultrasonography
A
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Because the urethra passes through the prostate gland as it empties urine from the bladder, bladder irrigation is performed to maintain patency of the urethra after prostate surgery. The other procedures would not be ordered in this situation.
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