Chapter 16: Nursing Assistant, A Foundation in Caregiving

24-Hour Urine Specimen

a urine specimen consisting of all urine voided in a 24-hour period.

Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI)

an infection that occurs in the urethra, bladder, ureter, or kidney when bacteria travels up a catheter.

Chronic Renal Failure (CRF)

a progressive condition in which the kidneys cannot filter certain waste products; also called chronic kidney failure.

Clean-Catch Specimen

a urine specimen that does not include the first and last urine voided; also called mid-stream specimen.

Condom Catheter

a catheter that has an attachment on the end that fits onto the penis; also called external or Texas catheter.

Dialysis

a process that cleans the body of wastes that the kidneys cannot remove due to kidney failure.

End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)

condition in which kidneys have failed and dialysis or transplantation is required to sustain life.

Indwelling Catheter

a catheter that remains inside the bladder for a period of time; urine drains into a bag.

Ketones

chemical substances that the body produces when it does not have enough insulin in the blood.

Micturition

the process of emptying the bladder of urine; also called urination or voiding.

Renal Calculi

kidney stones.

Routine Urine Specimen

a urine specimen that can be collected any time a person voids.

Specific Gravity

a test performed to measure the density of urine.

Sphincter

a ring-like muscle that opens and closes an opening in the body.

Straight Catheter

a catheter that does not remain inside the person; it is removed immediately after urine is drained or collected.

Urinary Incontinence

the inability to control the bladder, which leads to an involuntary loss of urine.

Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)

an infection of the urethra, bladder, ureter or kidney.

Voiding

the process or emptying the bladder of urine; also called urination or micturition.