Nursing: Unit 4: Chapter 26: Urinary Catheters

Catheter

A tube used to drain or inject fluid through a body opening

Catheterization

The process of inserting a catheter

Condom catheter

A soft sheath that slides over the penis and is used to drain urine

Indwelling catheter

A catheter left in the bladder so urine drains constantly into a drainage bag; retention or Foley catheter

Straight Catheter

A catheter that drains the bladder and then is removed

Catheter associated urinary tract infection

CAUTI Abbreviation?

Last resort

Catheters are not used to treat incontinenece; they are the _______.

backflow

Keeping the drainage tube below the bladder prevents the ____ of urine

Lie

The person should not ____ on the tubing.

Bed rail, floor

The drainage bag should not be hung from the _____ and cannot touch the ____.

Thigh, lower abdomen

For females and males, the catheter can be secured on the ______, but for males it can also be secured to the _____.

Flank

This area is in the back between the ribs and the hip

End, leg, full, weight

The urine should be measured at the ____ of the shift, when changing ___ bags, when the bag is becoming ____, and when taking a person’s ____.

Daily, twice, BMs, Vaginal

Catheter care is done ___, ____ a day, after ____ or ___ discharge

4 inches, one direction

When giving catheter care, dry the catheter from the meatus down at least ______, and move in ________ away from the meatus in one stroke.

Closed

A ___ drainage system is used for indwelling catheters

2000, 1000

There are two types of urine drainage bags; the standard drainage bags usually hold at least ____mL and leg bags hold less than ______mL.

Self-adhesive

This type of condom catheters has an adhesive inside the catheter which secures the catheter to the penis. When used, it’s applied in a spiral motion

Elastic or velcro

What leg bag straps could be used?

completely

Do not apply adhesive strip ______ around the penis

Non-adhesive

This type of condom catheter requires an adhesive strip or other securing method provided by the manufacturer