Skills: ATI: Urinary Elimination
Questions and Answers | Latest Version
| 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What is the first step a nurse should take before inserting a urinary catheter?
✔✔ Perform hand hygiene and explain the procedure to the client
How should a nurse position a female client for catheter insertion?
✔✔ Place the client in the dorsal recumbent position with knees bent and hips externally rotated
What type of technique should a nurse use when inserting an indwelling catheter?
✔✔ Use sterile technique to prevent infection
How often should perineal care be performed for a client with an indwelling catheter?
✔✔ At least once per shift and after bowel movements
What is the appropriate way to secure a urinary catheter to the client’s thigh?
✔✔ Use a catheter securement device or tape without tension to prevent urethral trauma
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,How can a nurse ensure accurate measurement of urine output from a catheter drainage bag?
✔✔ Empty the drainage bag into a calibrated container at eye level and record the amount
What should a nurse do if resistance is met during catheter insertion?
✔✔ Stop the procedure and notify the healthcare provider
What is an important step after removing a urinary catheter?
✔✔ Monitor the client for the time and amount of the first spontaneous void
How should a nurse clean the catheter insertion site during catheter care?
✔✔ Use soap and water or prescribed cleansing solution from the insertion site outward
When collecting a urine specimen from a catheter, where should the nurse obtain the sample?
✔✔ From the sampling port using a sterile needle and syringe
What is a common sign that a client is experiencing urinary retention?
✔✔ A distended bladder and inability to void
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, How should the drainage bag be positioned relative to the client’s bladder?
✔✔ Always below the level of the bladder to prevent backflow
What is an essential safety measure when handling urine specimens?
✔✔ Wear gloves to prevent contamination and exposure to pathogens
How frequently should the nurse assess the color, clarity, and odor of urine in a catheterized
patient?
✔✔ At least every shift or as ordered
What should a nurse instruct a client to do to promote normal urination after catheter removal?
✔✔ Drink plenty of fluids and attempt to void every 4 hours
How should the nurse handle the catheter tubing during movement or transfers?
✔✔ Avoid pulling or kinking the tubing to prevent trauma and obstruction
What is the proper way to position the collection bag during ambulation?
✔✔ Secure the bag to the client’s leg below the bladder level
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Questions and Answers | Latest Version
| 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What is the first step a nurse should take before inserting a urinary catheter?
✔✔ Perform hand hygiene and explain the procedure to the client
How should a nurse position a female client for catheter insertion?
✔✔ Place the client in the dorsal recumbent position with knees bent and hips externally rotated
What type of technique should a nurse use when inserting an indwelling catheter?
✔✔ Use sterile technique to prevent infection
How often should perineal care be performed for a client with an indwelling catheter?
✔✔ At least once per shift and after bowel movements
What is the appropriate way to secure a urinary catheter to the client’s thigh?
✔✔ Use a catheter securement device or tape without tension to prevent urethral trauma
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,How can a nurse ensure accurate measurement of urine output from a catheter drainage bag?
✔✔ Empty the drainage bag into a calibrated container at eye level and record the amount
What should a nurse do if resistance is met during catheter insertion?
✔✔ Stop the procedure and notify the healthcare provider
What is an important step after removing a urinary catheter?
✔✔ Monitor the client for the time and amount of the first spontaneous void
How should a nurse clean the catheter insertion site during catheter care?
✔✔ Use soap and water or prescribed cleansing solution from the insertion site outward
When collecting a urine specimen from a catheter, where should the nurse obtain the sample?
✔✔ From the sampling port using a sterile needle and syringe
What is a common sign that a client is experiencing urinary retention?
✔✔ A distended bladder and inability to void
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, How should the drainage bag be positioned relative to the client’s bladder?
✔✔ Always below the level of the bladder to prevent backflow
What is an essential safety measure when handling urine specimens?
✔✔ Wear gloves to prevent contamination and exposure to pathogens
How frequently should the nurse assess the color, clarity, and odor of urine in a catheterized
patient?
✔✔ At least every shift or as ordered
What should a nurse instruct a client to do to promote normal urination after catheter removal?
✔✔ Drink plenty of fluids and attempt to void every 4 hours
How should the nurse handle the catheter tubing during movement or transfers?
✔✔ Avoid pulling or kinking the tubing to prevent trauma and obstruction
What is the proper way to position the collection bag during ambulation?
✔✔ Secure the bag to the client’s leg below the bladder level
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