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1. How much urine to collect when cathing

   gal6767 replied to gal6767's topic in General Nursing

   One of my patients has to be cath'd twice a day. He voids first, then I cath him to finish emptying the bladder. However, I have another patient who can go 21 hours without voiding. We cath her after it has been 12 waking hours. Neither, to my knowle...

2. How much urine to collect when cathing

   gal6767 replied to gal6767's topic in General Nursing

   What confused me is that I was told that I'm not supposed to completely empty the bladder. However, my patient has to be cath'd because his bladder doesn't empty all the way.

3. How much urine to collect when cathing

   gal6767 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have recently been told that when cathing a patient you cannot collect more than 1000mL. Could someone explain this to me? I haven't found a satisfactory answer in my books or on the web.