Toileting Aids
This specific bedpan has a thin, tapered end and is designed for patients with spinal injuries or total hip replacements.
What is a fracture pan?
This standard acronym represents the nationwide clinical bundle aimed at preventing infections related to indwelling catheters.
What is CAUTI (Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection)?
This non-invasive diagnostic technology is used by a bladder scanner to measure the volume of urine remaining in the bladder.
What is ultrasound?
This is the expected, healthy color of a newly created urinary stoma.
What is bright red (or pink/moist)?
A nurse notes a patient's hourly urine output has dropped below this critical milliliter threshold for two consecutive hours and immediately alerts the provider.
What is 30 mL/hour?
To prevent spills and promote normal voiding anatomy, the head of the bed should ideally be raised to this degree angle for a standard bedpan.
What is 30 to 45 degrees (or semi-Fowler's to Fowler's)?
This is the correct location to secure a Foley catheter collection bag to prevent the backflow of urine into the bladder.
What is the stationary bed frame (below bladder level)?
This is the clinical term for the volume of urine left in the bladder immediately after a patient voids.
What is PVR (Post-Void Residual)?
To protect the peristomal skin, the opening of a cut-to-fit skin barrier wafer should be cut to this exact size larger than the stoma.
What is 1/8 of an inch?
This is the priority nursing action if a patient complains of sudden, severe lower abdominal pain and spasms while a Foley catheter is in place.
What is checking the tubing for kinks or obstructions?
This adjustment must be made to the commode legs to ensure the patient's feet rest flat on the floor, preventing knee strain.
What is adjusting the height?
When performing routine perineal care for a patient with a Foley catheter, the nurse cleans the tubing in this direction.
What is away from the meatus (or downward)?
This specific anatomical landmark is used to position the bladder scanner probe, placing it roughly
1-inch above this bone.
What is the symphysis pubis?
This common skin complication occurs when urine leaks under the wafer and sits directly on the skin for extended periods.
What is skin maceration (or excoriation/dermatitis)?
A bladder scan reveals 600 mL of urine in a patient who hasn't voided in 8 hours. This is the medical term for the patient's condition.
What is acute urinary retention?
For a male patient using a urinal in bed, the nurse must ensure this anatomical part of the device is pointing downward to prevent leaks.
What is the neck (or opening) of the urinal?
This alternative, non-invasive device can be used for male patients with urinary incontinence to minimize infection risks associated with indwelling lines.
What is an external condom catheter?
This medium must be applied to the patient’s skin or the scanner probe head to ensure the sound waves transmit accurately.
What is ultrasound gel?
Unlike fecal ostomies, a urinary urostomy pouch features this specific type of mechanism at the bottom for easy emptying.
What is a tap (or valve/spigot)?
This type of diagnostic test is ordered if the nurse notes a patient's catheterized urine is cloudy, foul-smelling, and positive for nitrites.
What is a Urinalysis (UA) with Culture and Sensitivity (C&S)?
This highly specialized, ergonomic female urinal features a contoured opening designed to create a secure, spill-proof seal against the perineum, allowing a female patient to void completely flat, on her side, or even in a prone position.
What is a female pelvic urinal (commonly referred to by the brand name Femasure or Jiand)?
This specific tool must be used to secure a Foley catheter to the patient's thigh to prevent traction and accidental pulling.
What is a StatLock (or catheter securement device)?
If a female patient has had a hysterectomy, the nurse must switch the bladder scanner gender setting to this option for an accurate reading.
What is the male setting?
This type of temporary sediment is completely normal to find inside the urine of a urostomy bag because a piece of the bowel is used to create the conduit.
What is mucus?
When a patient experiences severe autonomic dysreflexia due to a blocked urinary catheter, this is the very first action the nurse must take.
What is unkinking the catheter (or emptying the bladder)?