The nurse empties urine from an ileal conduit appliance. The urine has strands of mucus in it. What action should the nurse take?
a. Notify the physician.
b. Send a urine sample to the laboratory for culture.
c. Nothing, as the nurse understands that this is a normal finding.
d. Ask the patient about a history of urinary tract infections.
ANS: C
The urine from an ileal conduit contains mucus because it comes through the ileum, which normally secretes mucus.
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