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6.3 Urinary Elimination Flashcards

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Urination

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  • Also called voiding or micturition
  • Consists of Kidneys, Ureters, Bladder, and Urethra
  • Most people void 3-4 times a day
  • More frequent urine can mean infection or laxity in pelvic muscle
  • Retention can be due to blockage from prostate enlargement for men or pelvic musculature prolapse for women, bladder cancer, and medication.
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Urinary Incontinence Types

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Overflow - Overdistension and overflow of bladder

Functional - Factors outside of urinary tract

Reflex - Emptying bladder without sensation of need to void

Total - Continuous, unpredictable loss of urine

Stress - Involuntary loss of urine related to increased pressure in abdomen from sneezing, laughing or coughing

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Urinary Incontinence Types

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Transient - Appears suddenly and lasts 6 months or less

Mixed - Urine loss from 2 or more types of incontinence

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Factors affecting Micturition (urination)

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Children - (2-5) Toilet Training and Enuresis (involuntary)

Elderly - Decreased muscle tone and strength, nocturia (wake up at night with need to urinate), medications increasing urine production

Food/Fluid Intake - Dehydration/food causing urine production

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Factors Affecting Micturition (cont)

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Psychological - Stress from not having privacy (bedpan) or voiding in unfamiliar place

Pathological - Acute Kidney Injury (AKI), UTI, Urinary Calculi (stones), Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), Hypertension, Diabetes mellitus.

  • Medications
  • Congenital urinary tract abnormalities (present at birth)
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Caring for patients with UTI

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  • Sexually active women more at risk for UTI
    (Bacteria likely to flow from vagina to urethra)
  • Urinating after sex helps flush bacteria
  • Spermicidal jelly can change protective bacterial flora in vagina.
  • Post Menopausal women have urinary stasis, decreased vaginal flora, and pelvic floor musculature laxity.
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Caring for Patients with UTI

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  • People with catheters are at risk of bacteria entering up tube.
  • CAUTI is most common Hospital Acquired Infection
  • Diabetes Mellitus more at risk
  • Men with enlarged prostates are at risk
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Medication affect on Urine

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Anticoagulants - Hematuria (blood in urine) resulting in pink/red color

Diuretics - Prevents reabsorption of water and certain electrolytes causing lighter urine color

Cholinergic Medication - Stimulates contractions of detrusor muscle, producing urination

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Medication affect on Urine

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Analgesics/Tranquilizers - Suppress CNS, diminished neural reflex

Phenazopyridine (pyridium) - OTC pain reliever that causes orange or red color of urine

B-Complex Vitamins - Changes urine to blue/green

Levodopa (L-Dopa) - Changes urine brown or black

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Kidney Assessment of Urinary Function

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  • Palpation of kidneys preformed by advanced health care practitioner as part of a more detailed assessment
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Urinary Bladderm

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  • Palpate and Percuss or use bedside scanner
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Urethral Orifice

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  • Inspect signs of infection, discharge or color
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Skin

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  • Inspect color, texture, turgor and excretion of wastes
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Urine

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Assess color, odor, clarity, sediment (matter that settles at the bottom)

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Measuring Urine Output

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  • Void into bedpan, urinal, or specimen container
  • Urometers attached to catheters are the most accurate way to assess urine output
  • Wear gloves and pour urine into measuring device such as calibrated container to measure urine output.
  • Read at eye level on a flat surface
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Normal Urine

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  • Pale yellow, straw, or amber in color
  • Clear and translucent without exudate, pus, or sediment
  • Free of malodorous odor
  • Ammonia odor means bacterial action
  • Minimum of 30mL an hour
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Urinalysis

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  • Collected in Cup and Measured with Dipstick
  • Measures Infection/Dehydration
  • Menstrual flow can alter results as blood is a component
  • Process/refrigerate specimen within an hour of collection
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Urine Cultures

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  • Collected in sterile container to grow bacteria and determine pathogen
  • If there is pain when urinating (sensitivity) antibiotics are placed in petri dish to determine which ones kill the pathogen
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24 hour urine

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  • Used to diagnose kidney disease by evaluating creatine and protein
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Clean-Catch/Midstream Specimens

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  • Used for urinalysis or sterile specimens
  • Collected in sterile specimen
  • Wipe urinary meatus first
    (front to back females) (tip of penis for men)
  • Clean further, urinate into toilet first then begin collection of specimen
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Clean-Catch/Midstream Specimen

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Step 1 - Hand Hygiene
Step 2 - Get 3 cleaning wipes
Step 3 - Open and set wipes on paper towel
Step 4 - Wipe downward and use wipe only once
Step 5 - Keep labia spread during urination
Step 6 - Open cup (do not touch rim or inside)
Wipe 1 - Spread labia with 2 fingers and wipe downward urethra
Wipe 2 - Wipe downward from urethra
Wipe 3 - Wipe downward from urethra
Urinate while still holding labia open until cup is half full.

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Sterile Specimens from catheter

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  • Collected directly into a cup using intermittent (red cap) catheter. Collected from a port
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Urine Specimen from Urinary Diversion (Urostomy)

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  • Clean urine specimen drained from urinary bag
  • Insert catheter 2-3 cm into stoma
  • If no catheter clean stoma and allow it to drain into a cup
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24 Hour Urine Specimen

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  • Discard first void and then collect into special container that is refrigerator.
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Specimen from Infants and Children
- Collection bag adhered to skin surrounding perineum or penis - Port at bottom of the bag can aspirate contents in the bag
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Patient Goals
- Produce sufficient quantity of urine to maintain fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance - Empty bladder completely at regular intervals without discomfort - Provide care for urinary diversion and know when to notify physician - Develop plan to modify factors contributing to current or future urinary problems - Correct unhealthy urinary factors
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Promoting Normal Urination
- Develop schedule based on patients normal void habits - Allow patient to have comfortable position and privacy (Males - Upright Position) - Provide perineal hygiene - Promote fluid intake (8-10 ounces) to flush bacteria - Strengthen pelvic floor improves control of urination and incontinence (Kegel exercises,
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Assisting with Toilet
- Assist in walking, keeping balance, cleaning, and flushing
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Bedside Commode
- Used when patient can get out of bed but not walk to bathroom - Document patient tolerance of activity and ability to use - Record intake and output - Document unusual urine/stool characteristics - Alterations in patients skin
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Bedpan
- Raise head of bed when possible to provide comfort. Used for when patients cannot move.
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Assessments before using Bedpan
- Assess unusual elimination habits - Determine why patient needs bedpan - Access degree of limitation and ability to help with activity - Assess health issues that contraindicate certain patient actions - Check devices that can interfere with bedpan - Assess characteristics of urine and patients skin - Position bedpan to prevent muscle strain/discomfort, elevate head to 30-45 degrees, wear gloves - For patients who are immobile you can roll them onto bedpan
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Urinal
- Patient voids using urinal with assistance - Patient maintains continence - Patient demonstrates how to use urinal - Patient maintains skin integrity
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Catheters
- Inserting tube through urinary meatus into bladder - Should be used with sterile technique - Used to relieve urinary retention, obtain sterile specimen when patient cannot void, allow voiding of patient with prolonged immobilization, obtain accurate urinary output for critically ill patients
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Intermittent Catheter
- Single lumen to empty bladder then removed | - "No Touch" kits to decrease infection
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Indwelling Catheter (Foley Catheter)
- Double/Triple lumen catheter - 1 lumen for emptying bladder - 1 lumen leading to balloon with saline solution to stay in bladder after insertion - 1 Lumen to irrigate bladder if necessary
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French Diameters
- Refers to diameter of a catheter
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Insertion of Urinary Catheter for Females
- Setup Sterile Field - Insert 2-3 inches more after you see urine - After in place, inflate balloon with sterile water - Make sure bag is below urethra - When removing, remove sterile water from balloon and pull catheter out
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Insertion of Male Catheter
- Cleaning in and out in circular motion - Insert catheter all the way to Y port (Longer urethra) -
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Suprapubic Catheter
- Surgically inserted through abdominal wall into bladder - Used for long term drainage when there is a blockage of bladder not allowing catheter to be inserted into urethra. - Care includes skin care around insertion site, care of drainage tube and drainage bag
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External Urinary Sheath Catheter
- Condom Catheter - Allow 1-2 inches between tip of penis and catheter. - Vigilant skin care to avoid excoriation. - Sheath should be removed daily to wash penis - Inspect skin for urination - Do not retract foreskin for non circumcised patients
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External Female Catheter
Purewick - Non-invasive device for women that collects urine via suction in a container - 40mmHg suction
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Absorbent Products
- Pads, undergarments, diapers, can help mild incontinence. - Be aware of skin breakdown if wet pad stays on too long - Care needed if stool collects
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Catheter Care
- Sterile technique and cleaning perineal area with soap and water during insertion - Continued care to prevent CAUTI - Clean ports with alcohol before using - Urine drained into calibrated container to measure output - Note color/clarity/odor of urine - Redness/irritation (infection) report immediately - Use appropriate PPE and make sure spout of catheter does not touch side of containers being drained into - Secure catheter to leg with band or adhesive to prevent pulling - Place drainage bag low on bed frame - Drainage bag must be lower than patients bladder
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Safety with Catheter
- Follow medical/surgical asepsis - Identify risks of latex allergies (use non-latex catheter) - Allergies to povidone-iodine (betadine). Provide alternatives such as chlorhexidine
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Catheter irrigation/instillation
- Natural irrigation through increased fluid intake is preferred. - Catheter irrigation used to rinse sediment, blood clots, or debris. Also used to infuse medications that act directly on bladder - Routine intermittent irrigation of long term catheters are not recommended due to risk of infection - Closed system irrigation via triple lumen catheter is suggested to prevent obstruction and maintain closed system.
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Dialysis
- Remove fluid/waste from body in patient with kidney failure
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Peritoneal Dialysis
- Catheter inserted through abdominal wall into peritoneal cavity to allow dialysate to be infused and drained. - Exit care is important for patient care - Dialysis catheter dressing is changed using aseptic techniques without trauma to site or patient. - Dressing should be dry, clean and intact without signs of inflammation or infection
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Hemodialysis Access
- Requires access to patients vascular system - Insertion of catheter into vein or arteriovenous fistula/graft. - Cared for in the same manner as central venous access device
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