A client who had a transurethral resection of the prostate is transferred to the postanesthesia care unit with an intravenous (i
v) line and a urinary retention catheter. for which major complication is it most important for the nurse to assess during the immediate postoperative period?
<span>The nearness of an indwelling urinary catheter and a
ceaseless bladder water system are standard postoperative desires after a TURP;
they accommodate hemostasis and urinary discharge. A stomach entry point and
dressing are available with a suprapubic, not transurethral, prostatectomy.
After a TURP the customer at first can expect hematuria and some blood
coagulations; the persistent bladder water system keeps the bladder free of
clumps and the catheter patent.</span>
