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Question:

A patient comes into the ER with the complaint of inability to void. The nurse performs a bladder scan and receives a result of 2,000 mL. The nurse prepares to catheterize the patient and knows that the most important part of the procedure relies on:

A Clamping the tubing after every 500mL is drained and waiting five minutes.
explanation

Clamping the tubing after each 500mL prevents bladder spasms, which are painful and not good for the bladder.

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