The nurse is preparing to insert an indwelling urinary catheter into a female patient who is having major open heart surgery and will be in the intensive care unit after surgery
Which statement about the purpose of the catheter by the patient best indicates that teaching by the nurse was effective? a. "An empty bladder always helps prevent bladder infections.".
b. "The catheter drains residual urine from a urinary obstruction.".
c. "The catheter prevents urinary infections.".
d. "The catheter will allow us to monitor your urine output status closely after sur-gery.".
D
During acute illness, a patient may require urinary catheterization for close monitoring of urine output or to facilitate bladder emptying when bladder function is compromised. An empty blad-der does help prevent bladder infections by decreasing the risk of residual urine; however, a bladder infection is not as immediate a threat to the patient as fluid and electrolyte imbalance. A urinary catheter drains urine from an obstruction, but this is not this patient's problem. The ca-theter does not prevent urinary infections.
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