When Preparing To Apply A Condom Catheter, The Nurse Would Do What First?

1. When preparing to apply a condom catheter, the nurse would do what first?

Close the door and draw the bedside curtain
Obtain the patient's written informed consent
Clamp the drainage tubing
Offer the patient a urinal

CORRECT. This answer is correct, because the patient's privacy must be protected throughout this intervention.

INCORRECT. Although it is appropriate for the nurse to explain the procedure to the patient, formally obtaining informed consent is not necessary.

INCORRECT. Although the drainage tubing will be clamped later, it is not the nurse's first priority at this stage.

INCORRECT. A condom catheter is indicated primarily for patients with incontinence, not for those who have enough voluntary bladder control to void into a urinal on request.

3. Which instruction would the nurse give to nursing assistive personnel (NAP) to ensure the patient's comfort when a condom catheter is applied?

Wash the penis before applying the catheter.
Clip the drainage bag to the bed.
Wear gloves when applying the condom catheter.
Use a hair guard before applying the condom catheter.

INCORRECT. Performing perineal hygiene is important for infection prevention but does not ensure the patient's comfort.

INCORRECT. Excess drainage tubing is clipped to the bottom sheet. Keeping the drainage bag on the bed will not ensure the patient's comfort; the bag must be kept below the level of the patient's bladder.

INCORRECT. Wearing gloves when applying a condom catheter is important for infection prevention but does not ensure the patient's comfort.

CORRECT. To ensure the patient's comfort, the nurse would instruct NAP to use a hair guard before applying the condom catheter.

5. What would the nurse do for a patient who is complaining of penile pain 15 minutes after having a condom catheter applied?

Offer an antiinflammatory medication.
Drop the level of the urine drainage bag.
Remove the catheter.
Ensure that the catheter is not twisted.

INCORRECT. Providing medication is not appropriate because it addresses the symptom—pain—rather than determining its cause.

INCORRECT. A urine drainage bag that has been placed too high will not collect urine adequately, but it will not cause pain.

CORRECT. If a patient complains of pain 15 minutes after a condom catheter is applied, the nurse should remove the catheter and assess the patient to determine the cause of the pain.

INCORRECT. Ensuring that the catheter is not twisted is not sufficient, because checking the catheter's positioning does not pinpoint the source of the pain.

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