{"id":212885,"date":"2025-05-08T14:45:45","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T14:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=212885"},"modified":"2025-05-08T14:45:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T14:45:47","slug":"a-nurse-is-preparing-to-insert-an-indwelling-urinary-catheter-for-a-client-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/08\/a-nurse-is-preparing-to-insert-an-indwelling-urinary-catheter-for-a-client-2\/","title":{"rendered":"A nurse is preparing to insert an indwelling urinary catheter for a client"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A nurse is preparing to insert an indwelling urinary catheter for a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A) Test the balloon on the indwelling urinary catheter before insertion.<br>B) Use one cotton swab to clean the client&#8217;s urinary meatus.<br>C) Don sterile gloves before inserting the indwelling urinary catheter.<br>D) Apply an oil-based lubricant to the indwelling urinary catheter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-0-color\">The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Correct Answer: C) Don sterile gloves before inserting the indwelling urinary catheter.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Explanation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When performing urinary catheterization, the priority is to maintain a <em>sterile field<\/em> to prevent the introduction of pathogens into the urinary tract, which could result in a <em>catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI)<\/em>. Therefore, <strong>donning sterile gloves<\/strong> before inserting the catheter is an essential step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Option C is correct<\/strong> because the insertion of an indwelling urinary catheter is a sterile procedure. After preparing the sterile field and cleansing the perineal area (usually with antiseptic solution such as povidone-iodine), the nurse must apply sterile gloves to handle the catheter and maintain asepsis throughout the process. Sterile gloves protect both the patient and the equipment from contamination. A break in sterility can introduce bacteria into the bladder, leading to infection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let\u2019s consider the incorrect options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Option A: Test the balloon on the indwelling urinary catheter before insertion.<\/strong><br>This is an outdated practice. Manufacturers now test the balloon before packaging. Pre-testing can cause defects or compromise the balloon\u2019s integrity, increasing the risk of trauma during insertion or failure of balloon inflation after placement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Option B: Use one cotton swab to clean the client&#8217;s urinary meatus.<\/strong><br>This is incorrect because proper technique requires using <em>multiple<\/em> antiseptic swabs or cotton balls\u2014typically one for each outward stroke (labia majora, labia minora, then the meatus in females; in males, circular motion from the meatus outward). This reduces the risk of introducing bacteria into the urinary tract.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Option D: Apply an oil-based lubricant to the indwelling urinary catheter.<\/strong><br>This is incorrect because oil-based lubricants can interfere with latex catheters and may not be sterile. A <strong>water-soluble lubricant<\/strong> should always be used to reduce friction and trauma during insertion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Summary:<\/strong><br>Sterile technique, including donning sterile gloves, is vital when inserting an indwelling urinary catheter to reduce the risk of infection. Therefore, the correct answer is <strong>C<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A nurse is preparing to insert an indwelling urinary catheter for a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take? A) Test the balloon on the indwelling urinary catheter before insertion.B) Use one cotton swab to clean the client&#8217;s urinary meatus.C) Don sterile gloves before inserting the indwelling urinary catheter.D) Apply [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-212885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212885","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=212885"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212885\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=212885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=212885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=212885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}