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STEP BY STEP PROCEDURE: MALE
• Remove the waterproof absorbent under pad and
place under the buttocks extending forward
between the legs.
• If not using a pre-packaged "closed system," use
aseptic technique to:
• Drop the catheter into the sterile tray
• Attach drainage bag connector to the catheter.
• Using sterile technique, put on sterile gloves in
insertion kit and prepare to catheterize.
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STEP BY STEP PROCEDURE: MALE
• Grasp penis using slight tension, elevating it towards abdomen to an
erect position (60°angle).
• This will straighten the urethra to facilitate passage of catheter through
the prostate and into bladder.
• Using cotton balls soaked with antimicrobial solution, swab in outward
circles from meatus to beginning of retracted foreskin.
• Do this 3 times using a different solution-soaked cotton ball.
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