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Foley catheter’s daily care 留置導尿管的生活照顧(英文)

Foley catheter’s daily care 留置導尿管的生活照顧(英文)
2021/1/18
Why are patients in need of foley catheter insertion?
- To help patients with urination.
- To collect samples for urine test.
After inserting catheters, what should be noticed?
- All patients should drink plenty of water to urinate more than 2000c.c. of urine to prevent urinary tract infection; yet patients being refrained from water drinking are not included in this category.
- Do not compress and fold the catheter or pull it because it could result bleeding.
- Urine bag should be emptied every 8 hours or emptied when urine amount reaches half of the bag.
- The connection of the urine bag should be tightened and sealed to prevent contamination.
- The urine bag should be placed lower than patients’ bladder to avoid urine reflux; also do not have it touch the ground.
- Plastic-made foley should be changed in 7 days and silicon-made foley should be changed in one month; if there are signs of infection or obstruction, patients’ foley must be changed immediately.
- When there is too much secretion or when patients finish defecation, clean and rinse the foley.
- Inform our medical staff immediately if any of the following conditions occurs:
- Fever, chills
- Urethra pain
- Turbid urine
- Increased urethral discharge
- How to take care the catheter
- Male patients:
- Moisten towels with soap or rub the soap to create foam, rub patients’ penis and genitals, and then flush with water.
- Push the wrapper gently to the body, expose urethral meatus, clean corrugation place, and wipe with towels from inside out.
- Place the wrapper at its original place
- Female patients:
- Moisten towels with soap or rub the soap to create foam, rub patients’ genitals, then flush it with water and dry their skin with towels.
- Push aside the lips of vulva; clean from urethra to anus.
- Clean foley catheter from inside out.
- Replaces fixed spot catheter everyday:
- The foley catheter of male patients must be fixed on the lower belly.
- The foley catheter of female patients must be fixed in the inside of leg up to the 1/3 region.
- Our medical staff will be more than happy to answer your questions regarding the foley catheter.
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電話:(04) 22052121 分機 3207
HE-10039-E
中國醫藥大學附設醫院暨體系院所