Question

After correctly positioning a female client for a urinary catheterization, the nurse sets up a sterile field. The nurse hears a page to respond to a male who has fallen in the hallway. The most appropriate nursing action would be to

a) ensure the female’s client modesty cover the field with a sterile towel, and respond to the fallen client

b) explain to the client needing catheterization, leave the sterile supplies in a place to be used later, and attend to the fallen client

c)continue quickly with the catheterization , then assist the fallen client , and check back with the female client as soon as possible

d’ establish the female client’s modesty, go respond to the fallen client and replace the sterile equipment when returning to complete procedure.

Answer 1

D.establish the female client's modesty,go respond to the fallen client and replace the sterile equipment when returning to complete the procedure.

Establishing female client's modesty and privacy is the foremost priority as she was being attended while at the time of receiving the page.Then the fallen client should be attended quickly and when coming back to the female client,all the sterile items opened should be replaced as it was unattended till the time.Restart the procedure after setting up a new sterile field.

Covering sterile field with a sterile towel and leaving it unattended cannot ensure the sterility of the field.Explaining the procedure will take more time and continuing with catheterization is not the priority when compared to the fallen client.