The nurse assessing a 50-year-old woman who was involved in a car accident 2 hours ago finds marked tenderness and spasm in the suprapubic area and a nonpulsating mass. The nurse inter-prets these findings as indication of:
a. bladder trauma.
b. a damaged kidney.
c. a urethral tear.
d. an obstructed bladder neck.
A
Bladder traumas signal themselves with pain, spasm, and a mass in the suprapubic area.
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