CNA Board of Nursing Skill: Provides Catheter Care for Female

Taking your CNA Skills Exam soon? Here’s how Skill 18 — Provides Catheter Care for Female is performed: 1. Explains procedure, speaking clearly, slowly, and directly, maintaining face-to-face contact whenever possible 2. Privacy is provided with a curtain, screen, or door 3. Before washing, checks water temperature for safety and comfort and asks client to verify comfort of water 4. Puts on clean gloves before washing 5. Places linen protector under perineal area including buttocks before washing 6. Exposes area surrounding catheter (only exposing client between hip and knee) 7. Applies soap to wet washcloth 8. While holding catheter at meatus without tugging, cleans at least four inches of catheter from meatus, moving in only one direction, away from meatus, using a clean area of the washcloth for each stroke 9. While holding catheter at meatus without tugging, using a clean washcloth, rinses at least four inches of catheter from meatus, moving only in one direction, away from meatus, using a clean area of the washcloth for each stroke 10. While holding catheter at meatus without tugging, dries at least four inches of catheter moving away from meatus using a dry cloth towel/washcloth 11. Empties, rinses, and dries basin 12. Places basin in designated dirty supply area 13. Disposes of used linen into soiled linen container and disposes of linen protector appropriately 14. Avoids contact between candidate clothing and used linen 15. Removes and disposes of gloves (without contaminating self) into waste container and washes hands 16. Signaling device is within reach and bed is in low position If you found this video helpful, like, comment, and subscribe to our channel for more CNA skills breakdowns and exam prep. 👉 Visit https://fam1stofva.com or call (804)416-6831 today to learn how you can sign up for our CNA, PCA, CMA, BLS, and CPR classes. Train smart. Test confident. Pass the first time!