The nurse caring for a patient who had a ureteral catheter in place following the removal of a kidney stone would focus care on:
1. irrigating the catheter regularly.
2. assessing for patency.
3. including ureteral output with the bladder output.
4. early ambulation.
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Patency of the ureteral catheter is essential to prevent injury to the kidney. The patient is on bed rest until the ureteral catheter is removed. The output from the ureteral catheter is meas-ured and recorded separately and irrigation, if done, is not on a regular schedule and is not more than 5 mL.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 848
OBJ: 2 TOP: Ureteral Catheter
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment
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