NCLEX Catheter Care Essentials
Test your knowledge of urinary catheter care, infection prevention, and best nursing practices for catheterization.
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Question 1: What is the most important nursing intervention to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)?
Frequent catheter changes
Hand hygiene before and after catheter care
Daily antiseptic cleaning of the meatus
Routine bladder irrigation
Question 2: A patient's indwelling catheter has been in place for 3 days. You notice the urine output has decreased and the urine is cloudy. What should you assess first?
Immediately remove the catheter
Start antibiotics
Check for catheter kinks or obstruction
Increase IV fluids
Question 3: When securing an indwelling catheter, the proper location to anchor it is:
Upper thigh for males, lower abdomen for females
Lower abdomen for both genders
Upper thigh for both genders
Inner thigh for both genders
Question 4: A patient's closed urinary drainage system becomes disconnected. What is the appropriate nursing action?
Reconnect the system using clean technique
Replace the entire catheter and collection system
Clean the connection with alcohol and reconnect
Monitor for infection but maintain current system
Question 5: Which position of the urinary drainage bag is correct?
At the level of the bladder
Below the level of the bladder
Above the level of the bladder
The position doesn't matter
Question 6: What is the appropriate interval for routine catheter care?
Every 12 hours
Every shift and as needed
Once daily
Only when visibly soiled
Question 7: A patient with an indwelling catheter reports sudden suprapubic pain. The most appropriate initial nursing action is to:
Assess for catheter blockage or kinking
Administer pain medication
Remove the catheter
Obtain a urine culture
Question 8: Which of the following is NOT an appropriate indication for indwelling catheter use?
Acute urinary retention
Stage III pressure ulcer
Convenience for nursing staff
End-of-life comfort care