Now, I know people stick themselves all the time to practice blood draws, and students often do IM saline injections on each other, but has anyone ever done a self cath? I don't even want to ask if people have practiced cathing each other, that would be just a whole different level of closeness as a nursing class. So come on stories, I know someone has done this 0 Likes
Soon2BNurse3, ADN, RN Specializes in M/S, Tele, Sub (stepdown), Hospice. Has 11 years experience. Nov 21, 2009 LOL.........have YOU??? 0 Likes
itsmejuli Specializes in Home Care. Nov 21, 2009 Ohhhhh hell no and we didn't practice any kind of injections on each other and hell no would I practice anything on myself. 0 Likes
TheCommuter, BSN, RN Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych. Has 15 years experience. Nov 21, 2009 I know of patients who routinely self-catheterize. They've got to have intact cognitive functioning and manual dexterity in order to complete routine self-catheterizations. People with spinal cord injuries, older individuals with urinary retention issues, and others who live in the community must self-catheterize, often several times per day. 0 Likes
Music in My Heart Specializes in being a Credible Source. Has 11 years experience. Nov 21, 2009 I had an MS patient who straight-cath'd herself routinely.But in terms of students putting in Foleys on themselves, that's hard to imagine.We practiced IV starts on each other but that was the extent of it. 0 Likes
Jakijo Specializes in PICU, Type I Diabetes. Has 1 years experience. Nov 23, 2009 haha! I had a laugh at this because, personally, I can barely dye my own hair... I can't even imagine that... 0 Likes
