Catheter care

Published

For catheter care, it states to clean inside of labia first. Is that the middle part of the taco or the sides of the taco? Taco=lady parts :saint:

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in Critical Care, Capacity/Bed Management.

You can go ahead and call it lady parts, since that after all is the actual name of the body part.

When providing peri care to the female patient it is important to clean the sides first (labia) then the middle (urethra). Remember to clean from front to back to prevent E.coli from the rectum coming in contact with the urethra, which can lead to a UTI.

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in hospice.

Taco? Really?

I guess I am getting old, because the immaturity shown by so-called adults in this forum is starting to bug me in the extreme. GTHU.

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in Gerontology RN-BC and FNP MSN student.

Taco cat spelled backwards is Taco cat.

lady parts is lady parts....labia major is the outter labia, labia minor is the inner lips.

That is all....carry on.

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Taco? Really?

I guess I am getting old, because the immaturity shown by so-called adults in this forum is starting to bug me in the extreme. GTHU.

Yep. I am feeling the same way.

To the OP, if you're going to work in healthcare, proper terminology is a must. If you were to use slang terminology like that in front of a patient, the patient would likely be incredibly insulted and humiliated. Just like we have to be conscious of what we do to patients, we have to be conscious of what we say in front of them, too. Just a bit of advice, for what it's worth.

Up Vote Up Vote ×

Is it a soft or hard shell taco? J/k :) Ok, I'm done laughing. *puts on serious face*

To answer your question, you wipe the labia 3 times--first the labia furthest away from you, second is the one closest to you and third is down the middle.

Up Vote Up Vote ×

Thanx..patience 1. Since I was posting a lot of depressing topics, I thought I'd add some humor to this site..lol

Up Vote Up Vote ×

Slightly off topic, but I can't figure out how to start a new thread. I'm curious...10 ml Foley cath bulb vs 30 ml. I have a patient that is bed bound r/t weight. She has a Foley cath and always complains of it leaking. We've tried multiple solutions, including a towel under her apron to decrease spasms, meds for bladder spasms (she swears the problem is not r/t spasms though). We just recently tried a 20F cath with 30cc bulb (she had had an 18F/30cc. We just removed the 20F (after 1 wk) r/t discomfort and placed an 18F with 10cc bulb (no 30cc available at the time). Patient is now requesting an 18F with 30 cc bulb because of leaking. My question is this...does the size of the bulb really have anything to do with leakage? My understanding with bulb size is basically just to avoid the cath slipping out of the urethra...larger urethra, larger bulb. I can (sort of) see how a larger bulb can prevent leaking in that it may cover a larger area of the urethra, but they do move around a bit, so I'm not sure how valid this point is. Thoughts?

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Taco? Really?

I guess I am getting old, because the immaturity shown by so-called adults in this forum is starting to bug me in the extreme. GTHU.

ive heard all sorts of nicknames for girl thingies, its not uncommon! if that is the worst thing anyone in this line of work does, we are doing pretty good, i think! :D

Up Vote Up Vote ×
+ Join the Discussion