Should urine catheterization hurt?

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  1. Is catheterization for urine culture painful?

    • 0
      No, never or almost never
    • 15
      Not usually
    • 14
      Frequently it is
    • 6
      Yes, most of the time

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Do you do a lot of catheterizations? Especially in-and-out for urine culture?

When catheterizing for a urine culture, should the patient feel pain?

What is your real-world experience?

Do some patients simply experience pain for no explained reason or is there always a reason/cause? (ie, technique, underlying problem)

Is it different based on age or male/female?

Specializes in L&D, Women's Health.
. . . I will say however that NGT was brutal! . . .

LOL. When I had surgery years ago, I knew NGT was expected. I was totally surprised and ecstatic to wake up to a GT. I would recommend that to anyone over NGT.

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