The nurse is caring for a client who has had an ureterolithotomy with a left ureteral catheter and a urethral catheter in place. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
A)Provide education about home care for both catheters.
B)Apply continuous steady tension to the ureteral catheter.
C)Clamp the ureteral catheter unless output from the urethral catheter stops.
D)Call the health care provider if the ureteral catheter output drops suddenly.

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The health care provider should be notified if the ureteral catheter output decreases since obstruction of this catheter may result in an increase in pressure in the renal pelvis.
Tension on the ureteral catheter should be avoided in order to prevent catheter displacement. To avoid pressure in the renal pelvis, the catheter is not clamped. Since the client is not usually discharged with a ureteral catheter in place, client teaching about both catheters is not needed.

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