Urinary Catheterization Female
Urinary Catheterization Female
Urinary Catheterization Female
(female)
URINARY CATHETERIZATION
Straight catheter
Foley or retention catheter
Purposes:
To relieve discomfort due to bladder distention or to provide gradual
decompression of a distended bladder
To assess the amount of residual urine if the bladder empties incompletely
To obtain a urine specimen
To empty the bladder completely prior to surgery
To facilitate accurate measurement of urinary output for critically ill clients
whose output needs to be monitored hourly
To provide for intermittent or continuous bladder drainage and irrigation
To prevent urine from contacting an incision after perineal surgery
To manage incontinence when other measures have failed
Complications:
Urinary tract or kidney infections
Blood infections (sepsis)
Urethral injury
Skin breakdown
Bladder stones
Blood in the urine
Bladder cancer
Performing urinary catheterization
I. Assess
II. Equipments
III. Procedure
Encourage large amounts of fluid intake
Accurate recording of fluid intake and output
Changing the retention catheter and tubing
Maintaining the patency of the drainage system
Preventing contamination of the drainage system
Perineal care
Dietary measures
Removing Retention Catheters: