SL #10 (catheterization) Flashcards
What is the amount of urine the bladder can hold before the patient has the desire to void?
a. ) 250- 450 mL
b. ) 500- 750 mL
c. ) 750- 1,000 mL
d. ) 1,000- 1,500 mL
a.) 250- 450 mL
What are some causes of urinary retention? (Select all that apply)
a. ) Enlarged prostate glands
b. ) Hypertension
c. ) Diabetes type 1
d. ) Lack of privacy
e. ) Recent anesthesia
a. ) Enlarged prostate glands
d. ) Lack of privacy
e. ) Recent anesthesia
Which of the following drain urine in the bladder and have an inflated balloon to keep the catheter in place?
a. ) One lumen
b. ) Two lumen
c. ) Three lumen
d. ) Coude tipped catheter
b.) Two lumen
What is the catheter size is required for a woman?
a. ) #7-#9
b. ) #8-#10
c. ) #14- #16
d. ) #16- #18
c.) #14- #16
What is the catheter size is required for a man?
a. ) #7-#9
b. ) #8-#10
c. ) #14- #16
d. ) #16- #18
d.) #16- #18
What is the catheter size is required for children?
a. ) #7-#9
b. ) #8-#10
c. ) #14- #16
d. ) #16- #18
b.) #8-#10
What is the purpose of urinary catheterization? (select all that apply)
a. ) Relieve urinary retention
b. ) Obtain unsterile urine specimen - sterile
c. ) Irrigate the bladder
d. ) Relieve residual urine – assess amount
e. ) Instill medication
f. ) Manage incontinence
a. ) Relieve urinary retention
c. ) Irrigate the bladder
e. ) Instill medication
f. ) Manage incontinence
What is the position of the female before catheterization?
a. ) Supine with thighs slightly abducted
b. ) Prone with knees slightly flexed
c. ) Supine with knees flexed, feet about 2 feet apart and hips externally rotated
d. ) Supine with knees and hips flexed
c.) Supine with knees flexed, feet about 2 feet apart and hips externally rotated
What must nurses do to help prevent UTIs in clients with retention catheters? (Select all that apply)
a. ) Catheterize only when necessary using medical asepsis
b. ) Ensure no obstructions or kinks in tubing
c. ) Keep catheter bag at the client’s waist level
d. ) Observe the flow of urine every hour
e. ) Follow good handwashing techniques
b. ) Ensure no obstructions or kinks in tubing
e. ) Follow good handwashing techniques
Hygienic perineal care for the client with a retention catheter includes which of the following?
a. ) Daily cleaning with providone-iodine
b. ) Cleaning the perineum twice a day with soap and water
c. ) No special cleaning
d. ) Clean with soap, water and iodine once a day
c.) No special cleaning
Identify the correct order for indwelling catheter insertion.
a. ) Don sterile gloves
b. ) Verify patient
c. ) Cleanse urethral meatus
d. ) Apply fenestrated drape
e. ) Inflate balloon
f. ) Ask the client to bear down while inserting the catheter
- ) Verify patient
- ) Don sterile gloves
- ) Apply fenestrated drape
- ) Cleanse urethral meatus
- ) Ask the client to bear down while inserting the catheter
- ) Inflate balloon
Which of these terms means pus in the urine?
a. ) Anuria
b. ) Dysuria
c. ) Pyuria
d. ) Polyuria
e. ) Oliguria
c.) Pyuria
Which of these terms means painful urination?
a. ) Anuria
b. ) Dysuria
c. ) Pyuria
d. ) Polyuria
e. ) Oliguria
b.) Dysuria
Which of these terms means production of an abnormally small amount of urine?
a. ) Anuria
b. ) Dysuria
c. ) Pyuria
d. ) Polyuria
e. ) Oliguria
e.) Oliguria
Which of these terms means excretion of an abnormally large volume of urine?
a. ) Anuria
b. ) Dysuria
c. ) Pyuria
d. ) Polyuria
e. ) Oliguria
d.) Polyuria
Which of these terms means no urine output?
a. ) Anuria
b. ) Dysuria
c. ) Pyuria
d. ) Polyuria
e. ) Oliguria
a.) Anuria
What allergies must the nurse assess for before beginning catheterization?
iodine, betadine, shellfish, latex, and tape
Which of these reflect the characteristics of normal urine? (Select all that apply)
a. ) Dark amber color
b. ) Flat aromatic
c. ) pH 4.5-8
d. ) 60 mL/hour
e. ) Presence of glucose
f. ) Ketone bodies
b. ) Flat aromatic
c. ) pH 4.5-8
d. ) 60 mL/hour (30-60 mL/hr)
What should the nurse teach the patient when collecting a 24 hour urine specimen? (Select all that apply)
a. ) To save all urine
b. ) Discard no urine
c. ) Keep urine separate from stool
d. ) Collect each voiding in separate clean containers
e. ) The purpose is to assess for presence of glucose
a. ) To save all urine
c. ) Keep urine separate from stool
How should the nurse collect a sterile urine specimen from an indwelling catheter? (Select all that apply)
a. ) Don sterile gloves
b. ) Cleanse rubber tubing with alcohol wipe
c. ) Clamp drainage tubing for 30 minutes
d. ) Insert needle at a 90 degree angle
e. ) Transfer urine to sterile container
b. ) Cleanse rubber tubing with alcohol wipe
c. ) Clamp drainage tubing for 30 minutes
e. ) Transfer urine to sterile container
