PCT Urinary Catheter Care 2

Question 1

What is the primary use of a straight (intermittent) catheter?

Accepted Answer

To drain the bladder once and then be removed immediately

Answer

To remain in the bladder for weeks at a time

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To monitor continuous urinary output

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To irrigate the bladder with antibiotics

Question 2

Which information is most essential to document when caring for a catheterized patient?

Accepted Answer

Catheter insertion date, urine output amount, color, clarity, and patient complaints

Answer

Only the color of the urine

Answer

The patient's dietary preferences

Answer

Only the total fluid intake for the shift

Question 3

What color should urine be in a well-hydrated catheterized patient?

Accepted Answer

Pale yellow to straw-colored

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Dark amber or brown

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Red or pink

Answer

Bright orange

Question 4

How should catheter drainage tubing be positioned between the patient and the collection bag?

Accepted Answer

Free of kinks and dependent loops, hanging straight down

Answer

Coiled tightly on the bed beside the patient

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Looped above the level of the drainage bag

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Elevated above the patient's bladder for better flow

Question 5

When performing perineal catheter care on a female patient, where should cleaning begin?

Accepted Answer

From the urethral meatus outward in a single downward stroke

Answer

From the drainage bag upward toward the urethra

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From the anal area toward the urethral meatus

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In a circular scrubbing motion around the entire perineum

Question 6

Which combination of symptoms most strongly suggests a catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI)?

Accepted Answer

Cloudy, foul-smelling urine with patient fever and discomfort

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Clear, pale yellow urine with no odor

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Urine output of 50 mL per hour

Answer

Slight pink urine immediately after catheter insertion

Question 7

What is the primary purpose of a three-way urinary catheter?

Accepted Answer

To allow continuous bladder irrigation while draining urine

Answer

To simultaneously monitor three urine parameters

Answer

To hold three separate balloon inflation valves

Answer

To connect to three different drainage bags