Urinary retention and catheter harm
NCLEX-RN glossary · Basic Care And Comfort
Definition
The inability to empty the bladder, requiring catheterization while managing the high risk of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI).
Urinary retention and catheter harm in plain English
Nurses must balance the need to relieve obstruction with the necessity of removing catheters at the earliest possible moment to prevent infection. The tempting mistake is leaving a catheter in place for nursing 'convenience' rather than for a legitimate medical indication like acute retention.
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