A Patient with a Neurogenic Bladder Is to Be Taught

question 14

Multiple Choice

A patient with a neurogenic bladder is to be taught intermittent catheterization for bladder emptying.What should the nurse teach the patient to do?

• A) Use a clean procedure with a new catheter each day.
• B) Use a new,sterile catheter and sterile gloves and procedure for each catheterization.
• C) Request prophylactic antibiotics if clean,rather than sterile,technique is going to be used.
• D) Wash and rinse the catheter and the hands with soap and water before and after each catheterization.

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Definitions:

Ascomycota

A division of fungi characterized by the formation of spores in sac-like structures called asci.

Microsporidia

Intracellular parasites composed of very small unicellular fungi, known to cause disease in animals and humans.

Ascomycota

A phylum of fungi characterized by the formation of spores in a structure known as an ascus.

Basidiomycota

A group of fungi distinguished by their spore production on basidia.