Quiz: Performing Intermittent Closed Catheter Irrigation
A nurse is administering intermittent closed-catheter irrigation to a client. Place the following steps in the correct order. Use all options.
1)Cleanse the access port on the catheter with an antimicrobial swab. 2)Clamp or fold the catheter tubing below the access port. 3)Attach the syringe to the access port on the catheter using a twisting motion. 4)Gently instill solution into the catheter. 5)Remove the syringe from the access port. 6)Unclamp or unfold the tubing and allow the irrigant and urine to flow into the drainage bag.
The nurse is performing an irrigation of the client's catheter using a closed system. What should the nurse use to disinfect the aspiration port?
An antimicrobial swab.
The nurse is irrigating a client's urinary catheter using a closed system. What action would the nurse perform after cleansing the access port on the catheter?
Clamp or fold the catheter tubing below the access port.
A client with an indwelling urinary catheter has a PRN prescription for intermittent catheter irrigation. The nurse notices there is no urine coming out of the catheter and that the client is complaining of bladder pain and pressure. What might the nurse do to rectify this situation?
Irrigate the catheter with normal saline to restore patency.
The nurse irrigates an indwelling urinary catheter through a closed system. Why is this preferable to opening the catheter?
Opening the catheter can lead to contamination and infection.