Am I right or wrong?

[ddtd1992]

When assessing the color of urine when a pt has a foley do you not look at the urine in the "clear tubing" not the urine thats been sitting in the bag. I have been a nurse for many years and got screamed at the other night (totally humiliated me) by a CNA that my pts urine was bloody "and that I needed to call the doc" I had just left the room 2 mins before and it was clear yellow in the tubing (he was a post op TURP and had CBI). I had been checking his urine every 15 mins.

[talaxandra]

I just want to add my voice to the throng - what's in the bag is not a reliable indicator of what's happening at the time of assessment: check the tube :)