When providing care for a patient with a suprapubic catheter who ...

[kaid0807]

When providing care for a patient with a suprapubic catheter who has acquired a UTI, which intervention is most important for the nurse to implement?
 
  a. Using clean technique
  b. Securing the tube to the inner thigh
  c. Cleansing the insertion site in a direction toward the drain
  d. Promoting intake of 2200 mL of fluid per day

Question 2

The nurse has arrived at the scene of a natural disaster and is assigned to care for four patients. To which patient should the nurse provide care first?
 
  a. Patient with a closed head injury with no changes in level of consciousness
  b. Patient with a 3-cm laceration to the forearm
  c. Patient who is breathing eight times per minute
  d. Patient with a displaced wrist fracture

[Kedrick2014]

Answer to Question 1

D
Encourage the patient with a UTI to drink at least 2200 mL of fluid per day. The insertion site is cleansed in a circular swabbing pattern so as not to disturb the tubing. Standard care requires the use of clean gloves and securing the catheter to the abdomen.

Answer to Question 2

C
Nursing care should be prioritized when multiple patients are cared for at once. ABCs (airway, breathing, and circulation) should always take precedence. The patient who is breathing only eight times per minute is in need of immediate nursing care. The goal of triage is to sort, assess, and perform lifesaving measures as quickly as possible for large numbers of victims.

[kaid0807]

TYSM

[elyse44]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it