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The nurse is teaching a client with newly diagnosed benign prostatic hyperplasia about
complications of the condition. What should the nurse include in the instructions? Select all that
apply. - answer✔-Bleeding in the bladder
-Urinary tract infection
The client admits an older man with a bladder infection. What additional symptoms could alert
the nurse to benign prostatic hyperplasia as the contributing factor? Select all that apply. -
answer✔-Nocturia
-Bed wetting
-Incontinence
A client has been diagnosed with benign prostatic hyperplasia and asks the nurse about
alternative therapies to surgery. What should the nurse suggest? Select all that apply. - answer✔-
Indwelling catheter
-Saw palmetto
-African plum
-Cernilton
The nurse is caring for a male client with bladder distention. Which outcome is the best
indication that he may have benign prostatic hyperplasia? - answer✔He has a high post-void
residue as indicated by bladder scan
The nurse knows that which statements are true about benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)? -
answer✔Incontinence is sometimes a result of BPH.
Removal of the prostate gland - answer✔-open prostatectomy
-Transurethral resection of the prostate
Shrinking or destroying the tissue of the prostate gland - answer✔-Laser surgery
-Transurethral needle ablation
-Transurethral microwave therapy