The nurse is caring for a patient who has an indwelling catheter attached to a drainage bag.To achieve the desired outcome of this procedure,which nursing action should be taken?
A)Make sure the tubing has dependent loops to gather urine.
B)Make sure the tubing is coiled and secured to the bed.
C)Make sure the tubing is kinked.
D)Make sure the collection bag is higher than the bladder.

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Check the drainage tubing and the bag to make sure that the tubing does not have dependent loops and the bag is not positioned above the level of the bladder.Check to make sure that the tubing is coiled and is secured to the bed linen,is free of kinks,and is not clamped,and that the patient is not lying on it.

The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient Who Has an Indwelling