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Foley Catheter and Foley Irrigation Station
Urinary Catheter Insertion Straight or Indwelling Catheter
Purpose
- Obtain a sterile urine specimen.
- Facilitate emptying bladder.
- Relieve bladder distention.
- Irrigate bladder.
- Measure residual urine.
- Manage bladder incontinence.
- Provide an accurate measurement of output.
Applies To
- Registered Nurses
- Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses
Equipment/Supplies
- Catheter insertion kit (verify size and type of catheter required for procedure) or the following individual items:
- Individual catheter (verify size and type of catheter required for procedure).
- Sterile gloves.
- Clean, disposable gloves.
- Two sterile drapes, one of which is fenestrated.
- Sterile water soluble lubricant.
- Antiseptic cleansing solution.
- Sterile cotton balls.
- Sterile forceps.
- 10 ml syringe, pre-filled with normal saline (used with indwelling catheter to inflate the balloon).
- Sterile drainage bag or leg bag if inserting indwelling catheter.
- Leg strap or tape if inserting indwelling catheter.
- Sterile specimen container (if specimen is to be collected).
- Sterile receptacle or basin.
- Sterile irrigation kit with sterile bulb syringe and container for irrigation, if irrigation ordered.
- Sterile normal saline solution.
- Warm water, soap, washcloth, and towel.
- Waterproof pad.
