79 Urinary Catheter Care and Removal

Skill 79


Urinary Catheter Care and Removal



Bacterial growth is common where the catheter enters the urethral meatus in both men and women. Perform catheter care each shift as part of routine perineal care, after bowel incontinence, or if secretions accumulate around the urinary meatus. Removal of a retention catheter requires the use of clean technique. You deflate the retention balloon before removal. If the retention catheter balloon remains even partially inflated, its removal will result in trauma and subsequent swelling of the urethral meatus. Always remove an indwelling catheter as soon as possible after insertion because of risk for catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI).



Feb 19, 2017 | Posted by in NURSING | Comments Off on 79 Urinary Catheter Care and Removal

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