Chapter 16. Urinary Elimination
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This document discusses urinary elimination and provides guidelines for assisting residents. It covers normal urination, things to report if the urine is abnormal, proper use of bedpans and briefs, performing peri-care to prevent infections, and catheter care procedures to keep the area clean.
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Chapter 16. Urinary Elimination
- 2. Urination • Voiding, micturation, going pee • Waste product filtered through kidneys • Normal output varies with age…but should be no less than 30 ml per hour • Normal is pale yellow • Should not have unpleasant odor
- 3. Things to report • Difference in color • Odor • Consistency – cloudy? • c/o pain with urination
- 4. Assisting with elimination • Bedpan – Fracture pan –flatter than regular – Regular bedpan • BSC • Never place bedpan on table • Always wear gloves – Feces, urine = body fluids • Provide peri care, if needed
- 5. Incontinence • No bowel or bladder control • Can occur with people who are bed bound, ill, paralyzed, suffering from some diseases • Not a normal part of aging • Briefs • Peri care
- 6. Peri-care for female Always clean from front to back Use different area of washcloth for each stroke Males – pull foreskin back, if uncircumcised
- 7. UTIs • Urinary tract infection • Prevention of: • Give good peri care – always clean front to back • Give good catheter care
- 8. Catheter care • Use different area of washcloth for each stroke • Start at meatus • Clean down catheter, away from body, at least 4 inches • Wash, rinse, dry