The nurse is attempting to insert a urinary catheter into a client’s bladder and realizes the catheter has been inserted into the vagina. Which action is most appropriate? Remove the catheter from the vagina and attempt to insert it into the bladder.Remove the catheter from the vagina and attempt to insert it into the bladder. Ask the client to bear down until the catheter is expelled.Ask the client to bear down until the catheter is expelled. Immediately remove the catheter from the vagina, contact the health care provider, and anticipate a prescription for prophylactic antibiotics.Immediately remove the catheter from the vagina, contact the health care provider, and anticipate a prescription for prophylactic antibiotics. Leave the catheter in place as a marker and attempt to insert a new sterile catheter directly above the misplaced catheter.Leave the catheter in place as a marker and attempt to insert a new sterile catheter directly above the misplaced catheter.
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