Eli is inpatient following bowel obstruction surgery. He complains of pain, and has a history of urinary retention. The last time Eli voided was before surgery. He has not voided for 8 hours and has 900 mL of urine in his bladder. You are walking on shift to find this situation.
You have a standing order to be able to catheterize Eli if he has not voided for 6 hours or has more than 500 ml in his bladder. Does he meet this criteria? If so, what do you do?
