Urinary Catherization Rationale
Urinary Catheter Equipment & Care
Terms Related to Urinary Catheter
Urinary Catheter Sampling and Removal
100
Normal, freshly voided urine should be _____ and slightly acidic.
What is Transparent (clear)?
100
14, 16, and 18 French sizes
What are Adult sizes?
100
The involuntary leakage of urine that is sufficient enough to be a problem.
What is Urinary Incontinence?
100
Prior to collecting specimen form an indwelling catheter, clamp drainage tube immediately below specimen sample port and wait _____minutes to allow urine to pool at the specimen port.
What is 30 minutes?
200
When a patient is unable to void postoperatively, this type of urinary catheter is used to relieve discomfort of bladder distention and urinary retention.
What is a Straight catheter?
200
6, 8, and 10 French sizes
What are Children sizes?
200
A catheter designed to remain in place for a longer period of time.
What is Indwelling (Foley) Catheter?
200
Prior to removal of a Foley catheter, a syringe is inserted into this "balloon port" allowing sterile water to return into syringe by gravity until the plunger stops moving and the amount instilled is removed.
What is the Inflation valve?
300
This causes a reflex in the bladder where the external urethral sphincter relaxes, allowing the bladder to empty.
What is Distention of the bladder?
300
A catherization kit is a prepackaged sterile tray containing everything needed to perform a catheterization. When setting up a sterile field, this critical step in the procedure is done PRIOR to selecting a clean, flat, dry work surface above waist level.
What is Hand hygiene?
300
An accumulation of urine resulting from an inability of the bladder to empty properly.
What is Urinary Retention?
300
A technique used when transferring urine to a specimen container.
What is Aseptic technique?
400
Use this type of catheter for surgical repair of the bladder, urethra and surrounding structures.
What is Indwelling (Foley) catheter?
400
When performing a urinary catheterization insertion for a female patient, it is important to clean the perineal area first, wiping _____ to _____.
What is Front to Back?
400
The process by which urine is expelled from the body.
What is Micturition (Urination)?
400
When performing a Foley catheter removal, pull the catheter slowly and gently while wrapping contaminated catheter in a waterproof pad. Document removal in SF 510 Nursing note and on the Twenty Four Hour Input & Output Worksheet _____.
What is DD Form 792?
500
The average adult excretes one to two liters of urine every twenty-four hours. Urine is approximately _____% water and 5% waste products.
What is 95% water?
500
Daily hygiene for patients with a catheter: wash perineal area with soap and water ____ a day, and after each bowel movement. Rinse well and pat dry.
What is Twice a day?
500
System of tubing and other apparatus attached to the body to remove fluid from an airtight circuit that prevents environmental contaminants from entering.
What is Closed drainage system?
500
There are guidelines for nursing care of a patient after removal of an indwelling catheter. Most protocols require urination within _____ to _____ hours of catheter removal.
What is 6 to 8 hours?
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