An instructor is assisting a nursing student with inserting an indwelling catheter for a client with urinary retention and acute
overdistention of the bladder. The student inserts the catheter and gets an immediate return of clear yellow urine. When should the student clamp the catheter?
Answer: This should be done when; the patients produces 200-1000mLs of urine from the bladder once, or when the bladder is completely empty.This is needed because the retention can lead to renal failure, circulatory collapse, and hematuria. Under this procedure both gradual and rapid drainage are safe.
When the patient returns 1000 ml of urine from the bladder at once.
Explanation:
Urinary retention is a medical term referring to the inability to fully or partially empty the bladder. The person suffering from this disorder is unable to start urination (or if they can start, they are unable to finish).
Overdistention refers to the swelling or stretching of an organ. In this case, acute overdistention would refer to the swelling or inflation of the bladder, due to urinary retention.
Relieving a patient of 1000 ml of urine at one time will relieve a lot of stress on the bladder and kidneys.
