Posted: October 19th, 2017

A newborn male has been diagnosed with hypospadias with chordee. The nurse understands that the infant will have altered patterns of urination because:

A newborn male has been diagnosed with hypospadias with chordee. The nurse understands that the infant will have altered patterns of urination because:

A. The urinary meatus is on the dorsum of the penis.
B. The ureters will reflux urine into the kidneys.
C. The urinary meatus is on the top of the penis.
D. The bladder lies outside the abdominal cavity.