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ATI MED SURG FORM A EXAM REVIEW 2019

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ATI MED SURG FORM A EXAM REVIEW 2019 Basic Care and Comfort (5) Prostate Surgeries: Intervention for Complication of Continuous Bladder Irrigation- The irrigation should be a pink or lighter. If... it is bright red (arterial) bleeding clots are observed and the nurse should increase the CBI rate. If the catheter becomes obstructed (bladder spasms, reduced irrigation outflow) the nurse should turn off the CBI and irrigate with 50ml of solution and contact the primary care provider if the clot is not dislodged. Q: If a pt is in complaining of pain and there is no irrigation fluid coming out of the catheter what the priority nursing action be? I put the answer on the first test as being to reduce the flow rate and the second test as administer an antispasmodic med and got it wrong both times….so by process of elimination I think the answer is to irrigate the catheter with saline solution (if the catheter is clotted) Q: If the pt has had their prostate removed and the irrigating 3 way catheter shows bright red clotted blood being released from the end what should you do? To increase the flow rate (this bleeding is an expected outcome) [Show More]

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