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Types of catheters |
* Straight * Indwelling ( Foley) * urinary retention ( multiple lumens ) * Coude catheter * Suprapubic Straight, Indwelling, retention, Coude, and Suprapubic catheters all involved a narrow tube to provide passageway for urine from bladder to a collection bag outside the body |
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Straight catheters |
*One time use * Removed immediately after insertation and drainage of urine |
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Indwelling catheters |
*Short term *Provide closed drainage system for urine |
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Retention catheters |
* postoperatively * multiple lumens * drainage of urine, irrigation of bladder, installation of medications into the bladder |
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Coude catheter |
*Prostatic hyperplasia ( enlargement) * curved tip/ easy insertion |
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Suprapubic Cathather |
* similar to indwelling except/ placed through a surgical opening in the abdomen rather than urethra |
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Condom catheter |
* latex or silicone sheath to place over penis |
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Accessment before catheterization |
* allergies * mental status * urine quality * voiding patterns * vital signs * skin accessment * abdominal accessment |
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Urine accessment |
* color * odar * sediment or blood * amount of urine |
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Accessing voiding |
* for increased and decreased voiding |
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Access vitals |
* fever * alterations in BP * other changes |
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Skin accessment |
* breakdown * Hydration status |
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Abdominal accessment |
* information about bladder distension in patients unable to sense the need to urinate |
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Catheter care includes |
* cleansing of the perineal area + catheter * Access for drainage and leaks * Prevents skin breakdown * A MINIMUM of every shift |
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Female care |
* front to back * cleanse external genitalia ( labia majora ) * internal genitalia |
