Urinary Catheterization & Enemas
2024/2025 Exam Questions and Answers
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What are appropriate indications for indwelling a urethral catheter (CDC
Guidelines) - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔-Pt has acute urinary retention or bladder
outlet obstruction
-Need for accurate urine output measurement
-To assist in healing of open sacral or perineal wounds
-Pt requires prolonged immobilization
-To improve comfort for end of life care
Gender specific concerns: Anatomy - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔-3 openings for
females
-Misplacement of catheter
-Escherichia coli (E.coli)
What are some things you want to document for urinary catheter insert
care? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Catheter type, insertion date/time, catheter size,
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, initial urine output, urinary catheter # of attempts, catheter present prior to
arrival, reason for catheter, care, patency, urine color, odor, and
appearance
What are some things you want to document for urinary catheter removal?
- 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Pericare, date/time removed, reason for removal, if the
catheter was intact on removal, urinary catheter days
What are some things you would want to document for post catheter
removal care? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Date due to void, time due to void, reason
for bladder scan, bladder scan amount, output, post void residual
Output: - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔-30 mL/hour
-1,200 to 1,500 mL/day
Intake: - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔2,000 - 2,500 mL/day for pt's with catheters in
permitted
What do you want to assess for when looking at urine output? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔color, clarity, and odor
How many types of securement are there with a condom catheter? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔3
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2024/2025 Exam Questions and Answers
| 100% Pass
What are appropriate indications for indwelling a urethral catheter (CDC
Guidelines) - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔-Pt has acute urinary retention or bladder
outlet obstruction
-Need for accurate urine output measurement
-To assist in healing of open sacral or perineal wounds
-Pt requires prolonged immobilization
-To improve comfort for end of life care
Gender specific concerns: Anatomy - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔-3 openings for
females
-Misplacement of catheter
-Escherichia coli (E.coli)
What are some things you want to document for urinary catheter insert
care? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Catheter type, insertion date/time, catheter size,
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STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, initial urine output, urinary catheter # of attempts, catheter present prior to
arrival, reason for catheter, care, patency, urine color, odor, and
appearance
What are some things you want to document for urinary catheter removal?
- 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Pericare, date/time removed, reason for removal, if the
catheter was intact on removal, urinary catheter days
What are some things you would want to document for post catheter
removal care? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Date due to void, time due to void, reason
for bladder scan, bladder scan amount, output, post void residual
Output: - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔-30 mL/hour
-1,200 to 1,500 mL/day
Intake: - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔2,000 - 2,500 mL/day for pt's with catheters in
permitted
What do you want to assess for when looking at urine output? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔color, clarity, and odor
How many types of securement are there with a condom catheter? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔3
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