Bladder Catheterization

Question 1

What is the most common problem due to catheterization

Answer 1

UTI

Question 2

What’s is the most common organism to cause UTI with catheterization

Answer 2

E.coli

Question 3

What is the most common route for organisms to enter the bladder when a catheterization is used

Answer 3

Up through the inside of the catheter in the days following catheterization

Question 4

Name some foods that make acid urine

Answer 4

Cranberry, apple juice (avoid citrus juices)

Question 5

What is important about the level of the urinary drainage bag?

Answer 5

Never have the bag at a higher level than the bladder

Question 6

How is the catheter taped in a male client

Answer 6

To lateral thigh or abdomen

Question 7

How is the catheter taped in a female client

Answer 7

To the upper thigh

Question 8

What urinary pH prevent UTI

Answer 8

Acidity, low pH

Question 9

What is the most effective way to decrease UTI with catheters

Answer 9

Keep the drainage system closed, do not disconnect junctions of tubing

Question 10

Give some signs of infection in a Foley catheter

Answer 10

Cloudy urine, foul smelling urine, hematuria

Question 11

Give three appropriate indications for bladder catheterization

Answer 11

Urinary retention, to check for residual, to monitor hourly output

Question 12

How often should the urniary drainage bag be emptied

Answer 12

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