Nursing Intervention: A Case Study

The use of a urinary catheter is an instrument that is widely used in the health care field. It is believed that “the first urinary catheter was used in ancient Egypt to treat urinary retention” (Fenely, Hopely & Wells, 2015). Throughout the years the use of the urinary catheter has broaden while the device has actually improved. Patients that are admitted to an intensive care unit are frequently catheterized in order to monitor their condition and facilitate early intervention. Notwithstanding, there are patients in other areas are catheterized for other reasons such as facilitating wound healing whether from surgery or stage three or four pressure ulcers to areas like the ischium.
Unfortunately, there have been complications associated with the use of this invasive device. Approximately, “75% of Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) …show more content…
Similarly, the incidences remain high in the Willis -Knighton health institutions despite the decrease in other hospital acquired infections. The use of urinary catheter is widely used throughout the hospital, especially in the intensive care units. The older adult population generally are more susceptible and may offer some insight to the effectiveness of specific nursing care.
Significantly, the nursing intervention in which there will be lobbying to remove Foley catheters as early as possible. While the length of time in leaving the catheter in place or removing it earlier is mostly dependent on the order of the doctor. However, the nurse is able to influence this through advocating for the Houdini protocol. An independent nursing practice which may improve the outcome is the use of aseptic techniques. “Applying aseptic techniques during insertion along with daily catheter care and maintaining it as a closed system is expected to reduce the risk of CAUTI” (Apostolopoulou et. al,