A nurse wished to implement using lidocaine prior to catheterizing clients. According to current research, which practice would the nurse recommend?

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Research overall on this practice has been inconclusive, but a study in 2004 demonstrated that men experienced significantly less pain when they received a transurethral injection of lidocaine 2% 15 minutes prior to the procedure. Many hospitals have adopted this as policy due to these findings. The current recommended wait time is 10 minutes. Studies tend to show that women report low levels of pain with catheterization and that children show no benefit from lidocaine injections.

A Nurse Wished to Implement Using Lidocaine Prior to Catheterizing