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Buy the Full Version Reward Your CuriosityEverything you want to read. Anytime. Anywhere. Any device. No Commitment. Cancel anytime. AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care:HAIs/CAUTICatheter Care and Maintenance Quiz Key1.During catheter care, gloves only need to be worn if you are emptying the urine drainage bag.☐True☒FalseANSWER:False. Gloves should always be worn when handling an indwelling urinary catheter,accessing the drainage system, emptying the drainage bag, and collecting a urine sample.
2.Hand hygiene does not need to be performed if you are wearing gloves. 3.Only trained staff should empty urine drainage bags and rinse/store urine collectioncontainers. 4.If a resident lives in a single-occupant room, there is no need to include their name oridentifier on the bath basin or urine collection container. Newly uploaded documentsRecommended textbook solutions
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Winningham's Critical Thinking Cases in Nursing5th EditionBarbara A Preusser, Julie S Snyder, Mariann M Harding 1,936 solutions 1. During catheter care, gloves only need to be worn if you are emptying the urine drainage bag. 2. Hand hygiene does not need to be performed if you are wearing gloves. 3. Only trained staff should empty urine drainage bags and rinse/store urine collection containers. 4. If a resident lives in a single-occupant room, there is no need to include their name or identifier on
the bath basin or urine collection container. 5. It is good practice to disinfect the drainage bag sampling port before obtaining a urine sample. 6. Catheters and drainage bags should not be changed at routine, fixed intervals. 7. Leg bags can be used to improve resident comfort, mobility, and/or dignity. 8. The periurethral area should be cleaned vigorously and with a special antimicrobial solution. 9. Determine the catheter care error. Joe Shmoe, a certified nursing assistant (CNA)
at Sunny Lane Nursing Home, is conducting a midday check on the residents he works with. Joe enters Mary’s room and assesses her catheter and drainage bag, touching it in the process. He notices that Mary’s bag needs emptying and leaves the room to gather supplies. 10. Determine the catheter care error. Sue Me, a CNA at Sunny Lane Nursing Home, is doing her midday check on the residents she works with. She performs hand hygiene and dons gloves before entering Bill Board’s
room. Sue notices that Bill’s drainage bag needs to be emptied and she places the bag on the elevated table while she gathers the necessary supplies. Sue empties the drainage bag into an unlabeled collection container and discards the urine. Sue discards her gloves and performs hand hygiene before leaving Bill’s room. Page last reviewed March 2017 Page originally created March 2017 Internet Citation: Catheter Care and Maintenance Quiz. Content last reviewed March 2017. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. When should the nurse empty the urine catheter bag?You should empty the bag before it's completely full (around half to three-quarters full). Valves should be used to drain urine at regular intervals throughout the day to prevent urine building up in the bladder. Leg bags and valves should be changed every 7 days.
How often should urine collection bag be emptied?Empty your bag into the toilet at least two or three times a day, or when it is a third to half full. Follow these steps for emptying your bag: Wash your hands well. Keep the bag below your hip or bladder as you empty it.
When emptying a urinary drainage bag you should?Follow these steps:. Wash your hands well with soap and water.. Disconnect the bag from the catheter tubing. ... . Drain any remaining urine from the bag you just disconnected. ... . Pour some warm (not hot) soapy water into the bag. ... . Open the drainage valve to drain the soap.. What is nursing responsibilities in urinary catheterization?Caring for the Patient with an Indwelling Catheter
Be sure to wash hands before and after caring for a patient with an indwelling catheter. Clean the perineal area thoroughly, especially around the meatus, twice a day and after each bowel movement. This helps prevent organisms for entering the bladder.
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