[Nurse Ratched]

I'm starting to get a complex. In recent cath attempts, I keep running into patients who have stuff prolapsed, holes in strange places, and generally not at all textbook anatomy. I confirm with a fellow nurse, who marvels at my ability to get patients whose urethras refuse to reveal themselves. Am I the only one?

[deespoohbear]

Nope, you are not the only one. My belief is the female anatomy is never what it really looks like in the textbook. That would make our job WAY to easy. Had one female that we could not get cathed. Had the doctor come and try (who was mad that we couldn't get her cathed). After 30 minutes, multiple foleys, and a stylet , he finally got her cathed. He walked out of the room and I said "wasn't so easy, was it?" If looks could have killed, I wouldn't be here right now.

[OBNURSEHEATHER]

Hmmm..... I thought there would be pictures......

Heather

[sharann]

Originally posted by OBNURSEHEATHER
Hmmm..... I thought there would be pictures......

Heather

funny Heather!

[LoisJean]

Hmmm....well, there was the lady who had, (count 'em), 4 HOLES!

Doc ordered up an indwelling and when I got down to business I wasn't certain I was seeing what I was seeing...I could definately see the anal opening and thought I had a fairly good idea of the vaginal opening, but sure enough there were two more openings side by side. I called the doc and gave him a description. He said something to the effect of, 'well, she's probably got a spare in case one goes flat'; he suggested to try 'em both and see which one delivered the goods. One dead ended about 2 inches up.

Peace,
Lois Jean

[hoolahan]

Lois That is strange!!

[l.rae]

Years ago, had a pt in ecf with 3 holes...go figure...a pair and a spare...heeeeheeeee

[adrienurse]

I HATE catheterizing women! I don't do it often enough to be good.

I remember 2 jobs ago. I was trying to cath a lady, and I would get it into the urethra, and it would come out another hole! I thought I was going crazy. I got another nurse to try. Apparently she had been given quite the repair job after childbirth (tearing?) and there was a LOT of scarring 40 years later.

[mark_LD_RN]

you not the only one that finds freaky anatomy I have had my share, have gotten pretty good at it now

[OBNURSEHEATHER]

You guys see all the awesome stuff! I never see really freaky anatomy, just freaky piercings

Heather