A nurse suspects that a patient may be experiencing urinary retention. When assessing this patient, the nurse's first suspicion is when the patient has:
A. spasms and difficulty urinating.
B. pain in the suprapubic region.
C. large amounts of voided cloudy urine.
D. small amounts of urine voided 2 to 3 times per hour.
D
The patient is only able to partially empty the bladder. Because of a distended bladder, the pa-tient experiences pressure, discomfort, and tenderness over the suprapubic area. The patient voids only 25 to 60 mL of urine at a time.
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