[lovetoride]

we use ns for our turps and hand irrigate with bottles of ns. Never thought about it being warmed. Pt's have the bladder spasms with or w/o irrigation.

[JBizzleRN]

We also use normal saline to irrigate the foleys. Question for you though, do you irrigate gently or rough? One particular urologist on our floor will chew you out if he sees you irrigating gently...he likes it rough, but other urologists say "gently" to reduce the trauma to the bladder....

[veronica butterfly]

Originally Posted by JBizzleRN

We also use normal saline to irrigate the foleys. Question for you though, do you irrigate gently or rough? One particular urologist on our floor will chew you out if he sees you irrigating gently...he likes it rough, but other urologists say "gently" to reduce the trauma to the bladder....

Depending on what is going on, I adjust my 'technique'... I usually start gently, but if I am working on getting clots or sludge out, I usually have to irrigate a little more aggressively. If the need to irrigate is there, you probably have to work at it a bit.