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Indwelling Urinary Catheter Care — NCLEX Cheat Sheet

Sterile insert · bag below bladder

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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 Indwelling Urinary Catheter Care on the NCLEX. Keep it handy during review and on exam day!

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Insert

Key facts

STRICT sterile technique
Inflate balloon only after urine flow

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Do

Nursing actions

Keep bag BELOW bladder level
No dependent loops, secure to leg
Peri care, closed system

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Prevent

Teaching points

CAUTI → remove ASAP
Push fluids, never raise bag

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Report

Notify / act now

No output ≥30 min → check kink
Cloudy/foul urine, fever

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Quick Tip

Insertion is a sterile procedure; perineal/meatal cleansing during routine care uses soap and water, not antiseptics.

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