Assisting with micturition

[mobilmedic]

I have a question for you: is it appropriate for a nurse (CNA or higher), while assisting a male patient with a urinal, or standing up to urinate, to hold the patient's member for him, especially if he so requests it? It should be noted that many men ask for this due to paruria (i.e., a male may not be able to void for psychological reasons unless he is assisted in micturition).

And it is standard practice to do this when collecting a midstream catch when the patient is in bed.

[not now, RN]

The ones that ask me to hold it are perfectly capable of holding their own member and I usually say "Hold it yourself". The ones that can't usually don't ask.

I had one guy ask me to rub lotion on his butt. I told him "If you can wipe your own butt, you can put lotion on your own butt."

[mobilmedic]

Girl and guys, there are many reasons for which the patient would request that a nurse holds his member while he urinates in bed, standing up, or sitting down with in his wheelchair or power chair, precisely my case. Factors include obesity, paruria (that is, difficulty urinating in the presence of someone else unless that person assists) and manual dexterity issues, and other neurological issues.