The nurse is completing a nutrition and diet assessment and asks if the patient is taking any medications or supplements. The patient becomes defensive and questions why the nurse needs to know. Which is the best response by the nurse?

The nurse informs a patient with a postvoid residual volume that straight catheterization must be performed to fully empty the patient’s bladder. Which rationale is most appropriate for the nurse to provide for this intervention?

The patient is weight bearing but has left-sided weakness following a left knee injury. The provider has instructed the nurse to educate the patient on the use of a cane. How does the nurse instruct the patient to use the cane?