Your patient has returned to the floor from the PACU after undergoing a suprapubic prostatectomy. You note urine leakage around the suprapubic tube. What should you do?
A) Give meticulous aseptic care to and around the suprapubic tube.
B) Call the urologist immediately.
C) Remove the suprapubic tube.
D) Administer antispasmodic drugs as ordered.
Ans: A
Feedback: The suprapubic approach requires surgical incision through the bladder, and urine may leak around the suprapubic tube. The nurse should give meticulous aseptic care to and around the suprapubic tube. This is an expected event, so there is no need to notify the urologist. Removing the suprapubic tube is contraindicated. Administering drugs will not stop the leakage of urine around the tube.
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