A nurse is catheterizing a 30-year-old male client. Why should the nurse inflate the balloon of the catheter with water before the insertion?
A) To help keep the catheter in place in the urinary bladder
B) To detect any leaks or a nonfunctioning balloon
C) To help the catheter's advancement into the urethra
D) To flush and clean the urinary catheter before use
B
Feedback:
Inflation of the balloon of the catheter before catheterization is done to detect any leaks or a nonfunctioning balloon. To keep the catheter in place, the balloon is inserted in a deflated state and inflated after it reaches the urinary bladder. To help the catheter's advancement into the urethra, it is inserted in a deflated state and not an inflated state. The catheter does not need to be flushed and cleaned with water, because the catheter is already sterilized before packaging.
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