The nurse realizes that a postsurgical client who underwent a left kne

The nurse realizes that a postsurgical client who underwent a left knee replacement is most likely to experience which of the following urinary complications?

1. Dysuria
2. Bladder spasms
3. A bladder infection
4. Burning on urination

ANSWER

ANS: 1
Medications including anesthesia interfere with both the production and the characteristics of urine and affect the act of urination. Difficulty with urination is a common complication of gen-eral anesthesia. The remaining options are not directly connected to postsurgical complications.