A family member of a client in a long-term care facility asks the nurse why he cannot insert a catheter so the client will not develop skin breakdown from being wet. What should the explanation include when the nurse responds to the family member?
A) Catheters are no longer used for treatment of incontinence.
B) Older adult residents are able to have catheters inserted if the family requests them.
C) The invasive nature of the catheter provides a portal for infection.
D) If a catheter is inserted, it must be flushed with normal saline daily.
C
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Catheters provide a portal for infection because they are invasive. Although catheters are not used as frequently in older adults for the control of urinary incontinence, there are some bed-confined clients who use them. Family requests for catheters may be considered, but physicians make the decision if it will benefit the patient. Catheters are not flushed daily with anything.
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