Catheter Question

Im not sure if this is much help but is it emptying the urine in a urinal and disposing the bag in a red hazard bag!

A foley does not need to go into a red biohazard bag.

have you looked through the weblinks on any good iv therapy or nursing procedure web sites thread in nursing student assistant forum?https://allnurses.com/forums/f205/any-good-iv-therapy-nursing-procedure-web-sites-127657.html -

i only skimmed through the link, but it seems to be all iv related. was there anything on foleys on it?

There are different kinds of bags, but the principle is the same for all of them.

Wear gloves,

Place a urinal or graduated container on the floor below the drainage bag.

Place the drain spout into the urinal securing it with one hand.

With your other hand open the clamp on the drain spout, and by gravity, drain contents of bag into urinal. (Note: some bags have "wings" that must be squeezed in order for urine to drain.)

Very important last step:

Close clamp! You don't want future urine draining onto the floor.

Of course, tell the patient what you're doing, note amount and quality of urine, empty into toilet or designated receptacle, wash your hands and all the usual good stuff. As for rationales behind each step - I think that those are pretty easy to figure out!

Good luck with your assignment!

The only thing I would add to frankiebaby's post is that some places might ask that you swab the foley drainage exit spout with an alcohol pledget before releasing the clamp to let the urine out of the bag to maintain asepsis.

Yes, our school made us do this too...

A foley does not need to go into a red biohazard bag.

Actually, I think that is determined by the protocol of the facility. At my facility, any non-sharps item that contains bodily fluids is to be disposed of in a red bag.

Thank you so much for your information! You guys are so great!

A foley does not need to go into a red biohazard bag.

it does at my facility.