Which does the nurse use to prevent complications of an indwelling urinary catheter?
1. Maintain tension on the tubing.
2. Keep collection bag on the bed.
3. Empty collection bag every 24 hours.
4. Clean catheter from meatus to tubing.
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4. The nurse cleans the indwelling urinary catheter by using circular motions from the urinary meatus to the collection bag tubing to decrease the microorganism count on the catheter and prevent a urinary tract infection.
1. The nurse secures the catheter to the client's leg to prevent retrograde catheter movement into the bladder because this abnormal movement introduces potential pathogens into the bladder and increases the risk of a urinary tract infection.
2. To prevent infection, the nurse keeps the urinary collection bag below the client's hips to facilitate drainage and to prevent retrograde flow of urine to the bladder.
3. The collection bag is emptied at least every shift to prevent infection by removing a potential source of bladder contamination.
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