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A client has returned from surgery with a nephrostomy tube. which is the most essential nursing intervention for this client?

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The most essential nursing intervention for this client is to ensure free drainage of urine. Nephrostomy is an artificial opening created between the kidney and the skin which allows for the urinary diversion directly from the upper part of the urinary system. A nephrostomy tube which is a thin tube that is passed from the back, through the skin then through the kidney, to the point where the urine collects, done temporarily drain the urine that is blocked.
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