When positioning the Foley catheter prior to cesarean section delivery, the nurse knows that the catheter drainage tube and catheter bag should be:
a. positioned on top of the patient's leg.
b. placed near the head of the table
c. clamped during the cesarean section.
d. positioned at the foot of the surgeon under the sterile drapes.
B
The drain tube of the catheter should be positioned under her leg to promote drainage and to keep the catheter away from the operative area. The anesthesia clinician needs to monitor urine output during the surgery. Urinary output must be continuously monitored. An early sign of hypovolemia is a decreasing urinary output. The surgeon might step on the drainage bag if the catheter is below the drapes, and no one could monitor the urine output.
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