The surgeon has ordered belladonna and opium (B and O) suppositories for the management of a postoperative prostatectomy client who is receiving continuous bladder irrigation
Which of the following symptoms would indicate to the nurse the need for administration of this drug? Select all that apply. A) Increased blood in the catheter tubing
B) Slowed or stopped infusion rate
C) Increased bladder pressure and pain
D) Increased speed of infusion rate
E) Signs of urinary retention
F) Increased force of urinary stream
B, C
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Belladonna and opium suppositories are ordered to reduce bladder spasms that cause increased bladder pressure and pain following a prostatectomy. As spasms occur, the infusion of saline will slow or stop. Increased blood in the catheter tubing is a sign of active bleeding. With an indwelling three-way catheter, urinary retention and increased force of urinary stream are not present.
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