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A nurse is to perform a bladder scan on a patient to measure…

A nurse is to perform a bladder scan on a patient to measure PVR. After the patient voids, the nurse measures and documents the volume of voided urine. The nurse returns in 20 minutes and places the patient supine with head slightly elevated, exposing the patient’s lower abdomen. The nurse turns on the scanner and sets the gender designation. The nurse applies a generous amount of ultrasound gel above the patient’s symphysis pubis, and releases the scan button and then applies the scanner head to the gel, pointing it in a downward direction toward the bladder. The nurse wipes the abdomen of the gel and documents the procedure. What error(s) occurred in the performance of the skill? (Select all that apply.)