Types of Catheters
This device stays in the bladder and drains the urine continuously.
What is a Foley or Indwelling catheter?
protein in the urine
What is proteinuria?
Voiding more than once during the night
What is nocturia?
Device attached to the skin to catch urine in males
What is an external catheter/condom catheter/Texas catheter?
This type of catheter is used for one-time emptying of the bladder
What is a straight catheter?
blood in the urine
What is hematuria?
Urinary output of more than 3000 mL/day
What is polyuria?
Pelvic muscle exercises used to strengthen bladder tone
What are Kegel exercises?
This catheter is used specifically for catheterizing a male with an enlarged prostate
What is a coudé catheter?
increased urine output when it is due to ingestion of substances that stimulate urine production
What is diuresis?
a catheter inserted directly into the bladder through a surgical incision in the abdominal wall
What is a suprapubic catheter?
List at least 2 reasons an indwelling catheter may be placed
What is:
*relief of acute urinary retention or obstruction
*obtain accurate urine output measurements in severely ill client's
* help prevent urine contact with open wound in sacral or perineal area
*prevent complications during or after certain surgeries
*to make the client more comfortable at end of life
occurring in clients with spinal cord injury and the client has no sensation of the need to urinate due to damage of nerves to the bladder
What is neurogenic bladder?
the absence of urine
What is anuria?
ureters are disconnected from the bladder and connected to a segment of the ileum which in turn is made into a stoma
What is an ileal conduit?
this type of catheter can be used several times a day for a client with neurogenic bladder
What is a straight catheter?
infection of the kidney itself
What is pyelonephritis?
incontinence due either to cognitive problems or difficulty mobilizing to make it to the toilet in time or prepare self to urinate
What is functional incontinence?
when fluid intake is normal, the diminished flow of urine of less than 30 mL per hour
What is oliguria?
involves hanging a large bag of saline that connects and flows continuously into a triple lumen bladder catheter at the rate needed to keep the urine pink or rose color
What is continuous bladder irrigation?