Bladder irrigation - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What does catheterization have an increased risk of? and what are the contributing factors? UTI - increased age - female - number of days in place - improper technique (lack of aseptic technique) -improper use What are the two types of catheters and what are the indications for both? *straight (intermittent): single lumen catheter, inserted to empty bladder and then removed (one time use) - used when patient cannot urinate r/t urinary obstruction or neurological disorder (eg. spin...

Lab #1- Bladder Irrigation, Enteral Tubes, & Feeding exam 90 questions with 100% correct answers(diagrams included)

Test Bank For Medical-Surgical Nursing 15th Edition Chapter 1-68 QUESTIONS&EXPERT SOLUTIONS/RATIONALES | LATEST UPDATE UNIT 1 PRINCIPLES OF NURSING PRACTICE Brunner & Suddarthts Textbook of Medical Surgical Nursing 15th Edition Chapter 1: Professional Nursing Practice When the nurse encourages a patient with heart failure to alternate rest and activity periods to reduce cardiac workload, which phase of the nursing process is being used? A. Planning B. Diagnosis C. Evaluation D. I...

An assistive personnel tells the charge nurse that her assignment is too demanding. She angrily tells the nurse to reassign one of her tasks to another AP. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to resolve the conflict? - Ask the AP to discuss the issue in a private area A nurse is supervising an assistive personnel (AP) obtain supplies for a client who is on seizure precautions. Which of the following materials should the AP place in the client's room? - Oral Suction Equip...

1. A nurse is caring for a client with diabetes insipidus (DI). Which data warrants the most immediate intervention by the nurse? a. Serum sodium of 185 mEq/L (185 mmol/L) b. Dry skin with inelastic turgor c. Apical rate of 100 beats per minute d. Polyuria and excessive thirst 2. The nurse is obtaining the admission history for a client with suspected peptic ulcer disease (PUD). Which subjective data reported by the client supports the medical diagnosis? a. Frequent use of chewable and l...

immediately post op it is unlikely the colour of drainage in the tubing would be completely clear and this may indicate a? - problem bladder spasms may present as? - urge to void urge to have BM lower abdominal pressure penile burning/urethral discomfort with bladder spasms the nurse may observe? - fluid bypassing around the catheter spasms felt as pulsing in the drainage tubing bladder spasm treatments include? - irrigation B+O supp to relax bladder wall analgesic toileting when...

Purpose of bladder irrigation To irrigate flush or wash out the bladder to maintain catheter patency Continuous bladder irrigation CBI Maintain catheter patency remove blood clots or debris from bladder Reasons for a CBI Transurethral resection of prostate, hemorrhagic cystitis, obstruction, used to decrease formation of clots, can provide pressure to stop or slow bleeding Maintaining a CBI Adjust drip rate according to urine color continuously Infuse into pink per MD order ch...

What are indications for use? Administer medications Prevent clot formations within bladder Prevent hemorrhage following sx Describe TURP Entire prostate was removed (sometimes only part of the prostate is removed with a TURP) and a hollow area remains. Arterial bleeding requires surgery Venous bleeding is ok What would be included in a doctors order for CBI - type of fluid to be used for instillation - colour of desired output - rate of irrigation Asses...

What is the purpose of bladder irrigations To irrigate, flush, or wash out the bladder To maintain catheter patency Bladder and Catheter Irrigations may be: intermittent or continuous closed or open CBI Purpose maintain catheter patency. Remove blood clots or debris from bladder What are the reasons for a CBI TURP - Transurethral resection of prostate Hemorrhagic cystitis Any obstructive process in the bladder Used to decrease formation of clots in the bladde...