If a client who had transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) 2 days earlier has lower abdominal pain, the nurse should first assess the patency of the urethral catheter.
What is transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)?
- A transurethral resection of the prostate or TURP is a urological operation that involves cutting away a section of the prostate.
- The prostrate is a small gland found in the pelvis of man and surrounds the urethra.
- A urethral catheter is a latex or silicone tube inserted into the bladder through the urethra.
- Its purpose is to drain the urine in case of obstruction in the urethra.
- The lower abdominal pain is most likely caused due to bladder spasms.
- Bladder spasm after TURP is mainly caused due to blood clots obstructing the catheter; therefore, the nurse's first action should be to check the degree of openness or patency of urethral catheter (tube).
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