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Indwelling Foley Catheter Care

Patient/caregiver/HHA instructions

Cleanse Cleanse after Maintain a
Use hand
hygiene and catheter, each bowel closed
gloves when penis with movement system with
providing care soap and from front to catheter and
water back drainage bag

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Indwelling Foley Catheter Care Key Points

 If need to open system: wipe connections with alcohol
and allow to dry before opening or reclosing system
 Keep foley drainage bag lower than the bladder to prevent
backflow of urine
 Do not use providone-iodine or antibacterial ointments
on/around catheter/urethra.
 Bag and catheter are never disconnected. Instead of
changing bags, the leg bag emptying-spout is aseptically
unclamped and connected to an overnight bag. In the
morning, the overnight bag is disconnected from the leg
bag using aseptic technique

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