www.PreOp.com Once each day, or according to your doctor's instructions, you will need to clean the urethral meatus - the opening where the catheter enters the body. The procedure to do this is as follows. Wash and dry your hands. Discard the paper towel into the trash. On a tray covered with paper towels, assemble the following equipment * a pair of disposable gloves * a bed protector * a sealable plastic storage bag * a basin of warm water with a pump of liquid soap in it * (2) clean washcloths and a clean hand towel. * Place the equipment tray on a stable surface adjacent to the bed. Remove the bed covers, but keep the patient warm with a blanket. Wash and dry your hands. Put on your disposable gloves. Place the bed protector under the patient's thighs to keep the bed dry. Over your dominant hand, fold a washcloth into a mitt and squeeze it in the warm soapy water. For the female, separate the labia - the folds of skin surrounding the vulva. Clean one side of the labia with the warm, soapy mitt, stroking from top to bottom. Squeeze the mitt in the soap solution and clean the other side. Squeeze the mitt in the soap solution and clean the first 4 inches of the catheter. Discard the mitt and dry the vulva and catheter with the clean towel. To make the patient more comfortable, the perineum and anus can now be cleaned. Use the second washcloth as a mitt, wash from top to bottom taking great care not to touch the previously washed areas and the catheter or tubes. Dry the ... Promotional Pet Garden Stone Shopping Kp3 Kaoss
