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Catheter-Associated UTI Prevention — NCLEX Cheat Sheet

Best prevention = early removal

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👤 By the CinnaRN Clinical Content Team 🕐 Updated 2026-07-11 🏷️ Safety & Infection Control 🔖 Free to read, print, and share

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Use this quick-reference guide to spot, treat, and prevent Catheter-Associated UTI Prevention on the NCLEX. Keep it handy during review and on exam day!

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Do

Nursing actions

Remove catheter ASAP, daily review
Sterile insertion, closed system
Bag below bladder, off floor

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Do

Nursing actions

Secure tubing, no kinks/loops
Peri care + hand hygiene

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Avoid

Key facts

Don't disconnect/break closed system
No routine irrigation/antibiotics

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Report

Notify / act now

Cloudy urine, fever, flank pain
Confusion in elderly = UTI clue

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Quick Tip

Insert indwelling catheters only for valid indications and remove them at the earliest opportunity.

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