Question

1. A client is discharged to a long-term care facility with an indwelling urinary catheter. Which nursing action should be included in the plan to reduce the client’s risk for infection related to the catheter?
   1. Flush the catheter daily with sterile saline
   2. Encourage increased intake of oral fluids
   3. Administer a PRN antipyretic if a fever develops
   4. Secure the drainage bag at bladder level during transport

Answer 1

Option b is correct -increased liquid intake help flush the bacteria out of bladder.

Option a is incorrect because catheter should be washed with soap and water not only sterile water.

Option c is incorrect because antipyretic help in reducing temperature in fever it don't have anything to with prevention of infection.

Option d is incorrect because drainage bag should be kept below the level of bladder not at the level during transport.

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