A patient with an indwelling catheter is transferred from bed to a wheelchair. Which action helps maintain a closed drainage system?
Correct answer: B. Keep the tubing connected and prevent dependent loops
- A. Disconnect the tubing to make transfer easier
- B. Keep the tubing connected and prevent dependent loops
- C. Place the drainage bag on the patient's abdomen
- D. Clamp the catheter for the entire transfer
Explanation
Keeping the system connected reduces contamination, and the tubing should remain free of kinks and dependent loops so urine drains by gravity. The bag should stay below bladder level, not on the abdomen.
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Elimination care covers normal bowel and urinary patterns, constipation, diarrhoea, incontinence, retention, enemas, ostomies and specimen collection. Catheterisation includes indications, catheter types, insertion principles, drainage-bag care and prevention of urinary infection, with attention to the difference between urinary retention and incontinence.
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