While caring for a hospitalized older-adult female post hip surgery, the nurse is faced with the task of inserting an indwelling urinary catheter, which involves rotating the hip into a contraindicated position. Which action should the nurse take?
a. Postpone catheter insertion until the next shift.
b. Adapt the positioning technique to the situation.
c. Notify the health care provider for a urologist consult.
d. Follow textbook procedure with contraindicated position.
ANS: B
The nurse must use critical thinking skills in this situation to adapt positioning technique. In practice, patient procedures are not always presented as in a textbook, but they are individualized. A urologist consult is not warranted for positioning problems. Postponing insertion of the catheter is not an appropriate action.
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